Important Google Settlement Update
The Google Settlement has been modified. To view these changes, please click here.
Please visit the Google Book Settlement website for more information.
On September 18, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a “Statement of Interest” with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that criticized several aspects of the Google Book Settlement.
Consequently, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers asked the court for time to revise the Google Book Settlement. On October 7, 2009, the court granted this request. The parties now have until November 13, 2009 to submit a revised Settlement Agreement to the court for preliminary approval.
The court also extended the deadline for rightsholders to make a claim for works already digitized by Google from January 5, 2010 to June 5, 2010. The claim form can be completed online by clicking here.
It is difficult to say how these developments will affect the next steps of the Google Book Settlement process. We will continue to keep you updated as new information becomes available.
If you have any questions about the Google Book Settlement, please contact us at 416-868-1620 (toll-free 1-800-893-5777) or by email.
Helpful Resources on the Google Settlement:
The Google Settlement Site: the place to visit to make a claim to your works.
“Why the Google Settlement Matters To You?”: a short summary of the settlement written by Access Copyright.
“Overview of the Google Settlement”: our PowerPoint presentation on the settlement.
The Google Settlement has been modified. To view these changes, please click here.
Please visit the Google Book Settlement website for more information.
On September 18, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a “Statement of Interest” with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that criticized several aspects of the Google Book Settlement.
Consequently, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers asked the court for time to revise the Google Book Settlement. On October 7, 2009, the court granted this request. The parties now have until November 13, 2009 to submit a revised Settlement Agreement to the court for preliminary approval.
The court also extended the deadline for rightsholders to make a claim for works already digitized by Google from January 5, 2010 to June 5, 2010. The claim form can be completed online by clicking here.
It is difficult to say how these developments will affect the next steps of the Google Book Settlement process. We will continue to keep you updated as new information becomes available.
If you have any questions about the Google Book Settlement, please contact us at 416-868-1620 (toll-free 1-800-893-5777) or by email.
Helpful Resources on the Google Settlement:
The Google Settlement Site: the place to visit to make a claim to your works.
“Why the Google Settlement Matters To You?”: a short summary of the settlement written by Access Copyright.
“Overview of the Google Settlement”: our PowerPoint presentation on the settlement.