GBS judge sets a September deadline for agreement

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 20/07/2011 - 09:05 Google, authors and publishers have been given a 15th September deadline to come up with a legal plan for the Google Settlement. The deal, for a revised book-scanning agreement for out of print titles and copyright works, has been in dispute for six years. At a hearing yesterday (18th July), judge Denny Chin said if the dispute was not resolved by the September date, he would set a tight schedule for the parties to come to trial. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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