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UC not quite united in its endorsement of Google books deal

By Richard Binder

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The University of California has long been considered one of Google's first and closest allies in the company's book-digitizing plan, but a letter to the court suggests there may be dissension in the ranks.

A group of prominent UC faculty representatives has questioned in this letter whether the settlement is in the interest of academic authors. The letter echoes concerns raised in other corners, about Google's potentially exclusive rights to millions of books and protecting the privacy of the library's users.  While the group does not oppose the recent settlement, currently awaiting review, it does make suggestions as to how to make it fairer to academic authors.

The settlement deadline is September 4th. 

Read the full story at NYTimes.com.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on August 18, 2009 (boomark / email).

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