Comments on: ALA Annual Conference Event: The Google Book Search Settlement–Continuing to explore what’s in it for libraries http://wo.ala.org/gbs/2009/07/08/ala-annual-conference-event-the-google-book-search-settlement-continuing-to-explore-what%e2%80%99s-in-it-for-libraries/ An informational site for the library community Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monica Clemens http://wo.ala.org/gbs/2009/07/08/ala-annual-conference-event-the-google-book-search-settlement-continuing-to-explore-what%e2%80%99s-in-it-for-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Monica Clemens Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:17:32 +0000 http://wo.ala.org/gbs/?p=383#comment-403 Monopoly in the Making. If this settlement goes through, Google would have usurped all of our libraries with absolutely no competition from any other vendor. "In the absence of competition for the services it will enable, the settlement could compromise fundamental library values such as equity of access to information, patron privacy, and intellectual freedom." (See letter from American Library Association, 7.29.09, within - which is pro settlement. why?). If the settlement goes through, Google will control all digital rights to all written literary works. ALL written works. It's a bogus elite settlement that does not take into account writers (mostly children) who are unpublished - further, Google has no other competition. ugh! [If one considers how much it costs to access Lexis or Westlaw. Or to download an article from WSJ or American Scientific. the potential revenue to Google is staggering.] Also this letter from the Library Association assumes the DOJ is a regulator and is going to monitor Google's ties. There is no excuse for arranging this kind of settlement. It's wrong. I whole heartedly disagree with this settlement. Thank you for listening. Monopoly in the Making. If this settlement goes through, Google would have usurped all of our libraries with absolutely no competition from any other vendor. “In the absence of competition for the services it will enable, the settlement could compromise fundamental library values such as equity of access to information, patron privacy, and intellectual freedom.” (See letter from American Library Association, 7.29.09, within – which is pro settlement. why?).

If the settlement goes through, Google will control all digital rights to all written literary works. ALL written works. It’s a bogus elite settlement that does not take into account writers (mostly children) who are unpublished – further, Google has no other competition. ugh!

[If one considers how much it costs to access Lexis or Westlaw. Or to download an article from WSJ or American Scientific. the potential revenue to Google is staggering.]

Also this letter from the Library Association assumes the DOJ is a regulator and is going to monitor Google’s ties. There is no excuse for arranging this kind of settlement. It’s wrong.

I whole heartedly disagree with this settlement.

Thank you for listening.

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