Authors Guild: ‘To RIAA or Not to RIAA’
February 5th, 2010 admin
There’s equal reason to support or object to the proposed Google Books settlement. Creating a digital catalog of the worlds’ words might be the Holy Grail of intellectual empowerment. Yet building that library in the clouds would be allowed without the rights-holders’ consent — which the Justice Department and others contend is a complete and fundamental alteration of copyright law . The Authors Guild is backing the settlement in hopes of creating a new and legitimate book-selling venue. In a message to members Friday, it supported the development of a digital marketplace for the world’s words as a counter to digital piracy. What’s more, the group noted it didn’t want to be like the Recording Industry Association of America. The labels’ lobbying and litigation arm has sued thousands …
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