It's about millions of books, Google will provide free on the Web - it has the Internet giant now suffered a setback: A U.S. judge conceded the agreement that had previously taken the group with publishers. The dispute about the digitization and distribution of books on the Web suffered Google a legal defeat: A judge in New York dismissed on Tuesday returned an agreement between the Internet company on the one hand, publishers and authors on the other side as distorting competition.
The agreement would Google "a significant advantage over competitors," and gives the Group, "rewarded for copying copyrighted material without permission," says the ruling by Judge Denny Chin. Google digitized for its Internet service Google Books million books for years, to then free on the Internet to make available.
The consent of the publishers and authors, the group had not previously been obtained. Other hand, had complained that in 2005, three years later, she entered into an agreement with Google. The contract stipulated that Google pays flat rate of a sum of 125 million dollars (around 87 million euros) in a fund.
Thus the authors and publication rights are settled, Google would have nothing like this for each book individually get the permit. Judge Chin criticized now, this deal with the publishers would Google "gives substantial rights to the exploitation of complete books, without permission of the copyright holder.
Even the U.S. Justice Department officials have criticized the agreement as well as several European governments. Google lawyer Hilary Ware called the decision disappointing. "Irrespective of the result we will continue to work to make more books online through Google Books referred to," she said.
An important role in the negotiations played books that are out of print and are still subject to copyright, without any contact with the author can be produced. The proceeds from the sale of digital editions of these "orphaned books" should have been frozen by the plans of Google for ten years.
During this time, copyright holders could claim benefits.
The agreement would Google "a significant advantage over competitors," and gives the Group, "rewarded for copying copyrighted material without permission," says the ruling by Judge Denny Chin. Google digitized for its Internet service Google Books million books for years, to then free on the Internet to make available.
The consent of the publishers and authors, the group had not previously been obtained. Other hand, had complained that in 2005, three years later, she entered into an agreement with Google. The contract stipulated that Google pays flat rate of a sum of 125 million dollars (around 87 million euros) in a fund.
Thus the authors and publication rights are settled, Google would have nothing like this for each book individually get the permit. Judge Chin criticized now, this deal with the publishers would Google "gives substantial rights to the exploitation of complete books, without permission of the copyright holder.
Even the U.S. Justice Department officials have criticized the agreement as well as several European governments. Google lawyer Hilary Ware called the decision disappointing. "Irrespective of the result we will continue to work to make more books online through Google Books referred to," she said.
An important role in the negotiations played books that are out of print and are still subject to copyright, without any contact with the author can be produced. The proceeds from the sale of digital editions of these "orphaned books" should have been frozen by the plans of Google for ten years.
During this time, copyright holders could claim benefits.
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