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Authors Sue Google
Reuters: U.S. writers are suing Google Inc. in a federal court, alleging that the Web search leader’s bid to digitize the book collections of major libraries infringes individual author’s copyrights.
InternetWeek: Google Book Project Likely Legal
An article ("Courts Unlikely To Stop Google Book Copying") about the controversial project finds: Despite objections from publishers and writers, copyright law appears to be on Google’s side, legal experts say. The social value of Google’s initiative to digitize library books, including those protected by copyright, will likely weigh heavily in the search engine’s favor.
NYT Paid Area Opens Next Monday
The New York Times will begin a paid subscription section starting next Monday, 9/19, that will primarily include columns. Jupiter analyst David Card wonders: shall we start the countdown for how long this lasts till the Timesmen (and women) demand to be set free so they can continue to participate in the online blogger-commentariat fray?
links for 2005-11-10
LibrarianInBlack: Search Engine Update by Gary Price—CLA Annual Conference (tags: Search Aggregation) TimesSelect Passes 270,000 Subscribers In 52 Days; Half Are Online-Only Subs (tags: PaidContent Subscriptions)
What’s the Point of VP Debates?
Chip raises the question of whether we should even continue to have vice presidential debates, given their track record.
Intriguing Discussion
As long as we’re talking about USB products, to me the biggest news of the day at DEMOfall is something that I’m not sure how much I can talk about. I had the opportunity to talk at length with an entrepreneur who has developed a product he claims would offer a once-and-for-all fix for viruses…