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Google world domination postponed for now…
Google’s plans to publish millions of “orphan” books has been stalled. Here’s more from the New York Times:
“In another blow to Google’s plan to create a giant digital library and bookstore, the Justice Department on Thursday said that a class-action settlement between the company and groups representing authors and publishers had significant legal problems, even after recent revisions.
In a 31-page filing that could influence a federal judge’s ruling on the settlement, the department said the new agreement was much improved from an earlier version. But it said the changes were not enough to placate concerns that the deal would grant Google a monopoly over millions of orphan works, meaning books whose right holders are unknown or cannot be found.”
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By Mark from St Paul
February 6, 2010 3:06 PM | Link to this
The patent/trademark office isn’t in charge of copyrights, but they can be equally dense. Apparently they recently rejected an application because it had been faxed to them “upside down.” That’s not a joke, it really did just happen.