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AAUP Copyright and Permissions Resources The Value of University Presses Scholarly Publishing Bibliography
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Google Book Search, née Google PrintGoogle Print was renamed Google Book Search on November 17, 2005. There are two components of the Google Book Search program: Google Print for Publishers and Google Print for Libraries. Many university and scholarly presses have participated enthusiastically in the Publisher program, which allows their print publications to be indexed and displayed to an appropriate extent through Google's beta online index of print materials while protecting their own, their authors' and third parties' rights. The Library program has proven controversial, as Google plans to scan, digitize, and copy not only public domain works from five world-class research libraries, but also the in-copyright collections of at least some of those libraries. The libraries are the Bodleian at Oxford University, Harvard University Library, the University of Michigan Library, the New York Public Library, and Stanford University Library. Google Library Five publishing companies—McGraw-Hill, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Group USA, Pearson Education, and Wiley—filed a lawsuit against Google on October 19, 2005. The suit seeks an injunction to prevent the infringement of copyright through the Google Library scannning project. The lawsuit is supported by the Association of American Publishers. Read the AAP press release * Read the publishers' complaint On May 20, 2005, AAUP Executive Director Peter Givler sent a letter to Google (PDF) outlining 16 questions or areas of concern that the association has about Google's recently announced Library project, and requesting substantive answers. We hope that this leads to a productive conversation about what could be a wonderful program, but currently poses some troubling questions. On August 12, Google issued a new "opt-out" policy for its Google Print for Library program. The AAUP Board of Directors has issued a statement in response to Google's announcement. On September 20, the Authors Guild and three authors filed suit against Google, alleging massive copyright infringement in Google's unpermissioned library scanning project. AAUP agrees with the Authors Guild that the Google Library program infringes authors' copyrights, and we hope that the suit will spur Google to reopen discussions with publishers and authors about the appropriate treatment of works under copyright. The Open Content Alliance: News of another scanning project, this one a collaboration between Yahoo!, the Internet Archive, the University of California Digital Library, and the University of Toronto among others, got out on October 3. This project plans on working solely with public domain and permissioned works, and its index will be open to any search engine. MSN and the British Library hav also joined in a scanning project that will be included in the OCA. The Open Library: A new wiki-like online library that seeks to feature every book in an open, free, and non-proprietary online catalog, including links to full- or searchable full-text, information on library holdings, and purchase options. The Open Library is partnering with the OCA and Internet Archive. Articles and Other Information on Google Print The Googlization of Everything "Fair Use in Theory and Practice: Reflections on Its History and the Google Case," by Sanford G. Thatcher, Director, Penn State University Press (PDF) "Google and the Book Publishers: testing the Limits of Fair Use in the Digital Environment," by Peter Givler "Google Library: Beyond Fair Use?" by Elisabeth Hanratty, Duke Law & Technology Review, 2005, No. 10. Google Print & The Penn State Press—Penn State has posted a useful informational page about their involvement with the Google Publisher program and other digital publishing projects. "Google This: The Bottom Line" by Georgia K. Harper, Manager, Intellectual property Section, Office of the General Counsel of the University of Texas System. Google Publisher Program info and Google Library Program info The Google contract with the University of Michigan was made available through that state's freedom of information laws. The contract and other materials on the Michigan scanning program are available through the university's web site. The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers issued an original statement on the program in July 2005 (PDF). In September 2005, ALPSP published a position paper on the Google Library program (PDF). |
