[MCN-L] Google Book Settlement: Business Trumps Fair Use

Remember "Don't be evil"? "By settling a lawsuit with book authors and publishers this week, Google is looking out for itself and has avoided fighting for and possibly establi

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Harvard opts out of Google settlement

I may be wrong but I thought authors and publishers could leave pricing up to Google or choose to price their own books-- something I'll look into again, after seeing the piece below. Assuming the settlement is approved by the district court, we will then all see it being interpreted and implem

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Harvard opts out of Google settlement

via Peter Brantley: Harvard has ultimately decided not to participate on the terms reached by the libraries involved in the settlement discussions. from the Harvard Crimson - "Harvard University Library will not take part in Google?s book scanning project for in-copyright works after finding th

[MCN-L] Mobile projects in libraries? An update before MCN?

Dear MCN, My name is Richard Smith. I am a professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver. I have been working on a small project - sponsored by Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) - to update what we know about mobiles and wireless technologies (hardwar