Sharita Smith
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September 11, 2009
Media News Article Review
Copyright Office Assails Google’s Settlement on Digital Books
Google’s latest attempt for advancement has created a lot of controversy with the United States register of copyrights. They are in the middle of a $125 million dollar law suit. Google is pushing for rights to create an online library and bookstore. Google would wrestle around copyright laws and be in control of books from authors and right holders. Google would be allowed to profit from the works of authors and others without their prior consent. With foreign authors the stress of this would be placed on the U.S.A because most foreign authors are protected by international treaties. Google, sitting on the opposite side of the spectrum argued that authors would be in control of their books, and that the agreement would allow readers to access millions of out-of-print books that are often “hidden” in the library.
This article made me kind of unsure as to how I felt about the whole issue. I stand on both sides of the fence on this issue. I believe this is a great idea to be able to access books online for readers. But at the same time it takes the value out of “making that trip to the library”. My only concern would be that probably by the year 2020, school age children may not even know what a library is. My question posed is, Do you think the library will eventually become obsolete in our society with all the advancements made in technology.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/technology/internet/11books.html?_r=1&ref=technology
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