To spread awareness about the Google Book Settlement, Poetry Ireland and the Irish Copyright Licencing Agency have joined resources to provide rights-holders with the most up-to-date, unbiased, and clear-cut information available.*
A number of seminars on the settlement have taken place around the country. One of the most important messages that emerged from these meetings was that whether or not the settlement stands, digital publishing is part of the future, and similar digitalisation projects are in progress. Rights-holders need to decide how to deal with Google and other such projects.
With the advice and help of Samantha Holman (Director of ICLA), Poetry Ireland has put together a compact, but in no way comprehensive, fact-sheet on the settlement.
You may want to begin at the end: the last page is a very use ful set of questions that should help to put the dizzying complexities of the settlement into perspective and will direct rights-holders on what their next steps may be.
Download the Google Book Settlement Fact-Sheet Here
Keep an eye on poetryireland.ie for further updates and news on the settlement and upcoming seminars.
Links:
ICLA Google Seminar Powerpoint Presentation
Oisín McGann on Digital Publishing
Irish Copyright Licensing Agency
The American Association of Publishers
Rosita Boland's article in the Irish Times - 25 July
'EU to respond to Google book scanning move' in the Irish Times - 10 July
Fintan O'Toole's article in the Irish Times - 25 April
Antitrust Concerns article in cnet News - 2 July
Other Links:
Accessible Registries of Rights Information and Orphan Works towards Europeana
* Nothing on this page is intended to be legal or business advice. You are urged to refer to the original settlement documents available from the Google Book Settlement homepage, and if needs be consult legal advice.