npub1zl…22n8p on Nostr: This column argues that the proposed settlement of this lawsuit is a privately ...
This column argues that the proposed settlement of this
lawsuit is a privately negotiated compulsory license primarily designed to
monetize millions of orphan works. It will benefit Google and certain authors and publishers, but it is questionable whether the authors of most books in the corpus (the “dead souls” to which the title refers) would agree that the settling authors and publishers will truly represent their interests when setting terms for access to the Book Search corpus.
https://toc.oreilly.com/2009/04/legally-speaking-the-dead-soul.html
lawsuit is a privately negotiated compulsory license primarily designed to
monetize millions of orphan works. It will benefit Google and certain authors and publishers, but it is questionable whether the authors of most books in the corpus (the “dead souls” to which the title refers) would agree that the settling authors and publishers will truly represent their interests when setting terms for access to the Book Search corpus.
https://toc.oreilly.com/2009/04/legally-speaking-the-dead-soul.html