Google Books Settlement: Who’s Right?

Discussion on the Google Books Settlement is getting very hot and heavy, with strong words from both supporters and opponents of the current settlement. As you may know, the Cornell University Library submitted a letter to the court in support of the settlement, although with a request for court oversight of some of the terms. [...]

How Many Orphans?

There has been a great deal of recent discussion about the role of orphan works in the Google Book Settlement. In particular, it was a major element of the symposium on “The Google Books Settlement: What Will It Mean for the Long Term?” at Columbia Law School last Friday. There have been a number of [...]