The Google Book Settlement is a significant event in the development of digital copyright. The prospective terms of the settlement were first published in November 2008 and will come into effect on 11 June 2009 if finally approved by the US district court in which the preceding class action has been fought since its beginnings in 2004. Under the settlement, Google will become entitled to make digital copies of the book collections of a number of academic libraries in the USA and make these available on the Internet.Weiterlesen
