Authors win digital book concession from Google

Article reports that book publishers and authors in most countries outside the US have won a significant concession as Google and American book industry representatives agreed to make changes to their landmark digital books settlement, November 2009.

ESO: Background information: Google book plan under fire http://www.europeansources.info/record/google-book-plan-under-fire/

ESO: Background information: Paris court to hear case on Google books http://www.europeansources.info/record/paris-court-to-hear-case-on-google-books/

ESO: Background information: European Commission puts challenges of books digitisation for authors, libraries and consumers on EU's agenda http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-puts-challenges-of-books-digitisation-for-authors-libraries-and-consumers-on-eus-agenda/

Google: European Public Policy Blog: Modifications to the Google Books Settlement, 15.11.09 http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com/2009/11/modifications-to-google-books.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EuropeanPublicPolicyBlog+%28European+Public+Policy+Blog%29

EurActiv, 16.11.09: European works left out of Google Books deal http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/european-works-left-google-books-news-223092

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Website: Open Book Alliance http://www.openbookalliance.org/

Website: Google Books http://books.google.com/intl/en/googlebooks/about.html

Website: ICOMP http://www.i-comp.org/

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