French authors cautious on latest Google deal

Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 15:01 French authors have given a cautious welcome to last week’s agreement for Google to scan out-of-print or unavailable copyrighted books published by the La Martinière group. Although applauding the US giant’s wish to respect authors’ rights, the French authors society (Société des Gens de Lettres, SGDL) said yesterday (30th August) it was worried about some of the terms of the joint La Martinière-Google press release announcing the pact. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]

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