Google Books Settlement Workshop - NYC 1/20/2010

On Jan 20 2010 the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the National Writers Union (NWU), and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and the Internet Societys New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) jointly sponsored a workshop to discuss the implications for writers of the proposed Google Books Settlement (GBS), which is the result of a class action brought by the Authors Guild. There is some urgency, as writers only have until Jan 28 2010 to opt out or object. The above organizations all oppose the settlement.

With NWU President Larry Goldbetter moderating, the panel was

Paul Aiken Authors Guild
James Grimmelmann NY Law School
Lyn Chu Writers Reps LLC

with additional input from:

Ed Hasbrouck National Writers Union
Sally Shannon American Society of Journalists and Authors
Michael Capobianco Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

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• isoc-ny
• nwu
• asja
• sfwa
• google
• books
• settlement
• writers
• guild
• copyright
• publishers