Google Books, Alexander Macgillivray, Deputy General Counsel at Google, at July 14 KEI brownbag lunch
Submitted by Staff on 9. July 2009 - 22:00On July 14, 2009, KEI, will host a brownbag on the Google Book settlement. The even will be held at the KEI Washington, DC offices, 1621 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20009. (Tel +1 202 332 2670 for directions or more information).
The speaker will be Alexander Macgillivray, the Deputy General Counsel at Google.
Lessig on Google Books settlement
Submitted by James Love on 31. October 2008 - 10:00Larry Lessig has writen a blog post on the Google Books settlement. Lessig starts by saying “this is a good deal that could be the basis for something really fantastic,” and then elaborates, noting how important will be the governance of the new non-profit registry. At the end, Larry trashes the legislative proposal for an orphan works act:
Lessig on Google Books settlement
Submitted by James Love on 31. October 2008 - 10:00Larry Lessig has writen a blog post on the Google Books settlement. Lessig starts by saying “this is a good deal that could be the basis for something really fantastic,” and then elaborates, noting how important will be the governance of the new non-profit registry. At the end, Larry trashes the legislative proposal for an orphan works act:
Siva Vaidhyanathan’s notes on the Google Book settlement
Submitted by James Love on 29. October 2008 - 10:00Siva Vaidhyanathan writes his initial reaction to the Google Book/publisher settlement. Among his conclusions:
Google’s cell phone prize
Submitted by James Love on 13. November 2007 - 18:41There have been many new stories about Google’s new prize for cell phone applications (Such as this one).
This is how the program is described by Google:
