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Google Book SearchNovember 20, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009 1:59 PM/EST
Maybe Google Should Give Up the Google Book Search GhostNew York District Court Judge Denny Chin granted preliminary approval to the new Google Book Search settlement. But if the DOJ requested more changes, they would likely be of the sort that would be unsatisfactory to Google, which has its own stubborn ideas of how to do things. Larry and Sergey are right; anyone who disagrees is wrong. October 7, 2009
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:26 PM/EST
Google Book Search Revision Deadline Pushed to Nov. 9New York District Judge Denny Chin in a status hearing today ordered that changes to the Google Book Search settlement must be presented in court by Nov. 9. Considering that it took the defendant and plaintiffs nearly four years to reach a settlement agreement -- this battle dates to 2005 -- maybe a month to revise this deal is Sisyphean? September 21, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009 10:57 AM/EST
Google Book Search Dominates This Week in Google ChatterThis past Saturday, I participated on This Week in Google, a Netcast hosted by Twit TV founder Leo Laporte and hosts/bloggers Jeff Jarvis and Gina Trapani. Most of the talk time was devoted to the Google Book Search deal, which of course dominates the news these days. This is going to take some time to suss out. Google and the authors and publishers will have to make changes, agree on them, then resubmit their settlement proposal to the New York court, only to bear the scrutiny all over again. September 17, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:15 PM/EST
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Sees No Alternatives to Google Book SearchDanny Sullivan asks Google CEO Eric Schmidt whether Google, which has already crafted a template of a complex system for scanning books online and licensing their use to readers, would go back to "square one." September 16, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:44 PM/EST
How Google reCAPTCHA Buy Buoys Google Book SearchGoogle today bought reCAPTCHA, a company that provides CAPTCHAs to shield more than 100,000 Web sites from spam and fraud. But Google isn't just trying to fend off spam, it's buying the startup to improve book scanning for its Google Book Search project. September 8, 2009
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 4:32 PM/EST
Sides Line Up to Slam and Support Google Book SearchFilings supporting or decrying the Google Book Search deal flooded my in-box today. I say the judge will approve it but order Google to make some changes that will please consumer and privacy watchdogs. September 5, 2009
Saturday, September 05, 2009 5:55 AM/EST
EFF: Google Books Privacy Policy "Needs to Do More"The Electronic Frontier Foundation claims the Google Books privacy policy Google set up to appease the Federal Trade Commission this week "falls well short of the privacy protections that readers need." The EFF is right to stick up for readers rights. Someone has to, and no others are addressing the privacy aspect with such scrutiny. August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:25 PM/EST
EU Media Watchdog, MIT and Harvard Professors Back Google Book SearchWith all the privacy concerns (and antitrust questions) surrounding the Google Book Search settlement, I was slightly surprised to see Viviane Reding, the EU commissioner for Information Society and Media, back the Google Books deal. Meanwhile, professors from the esteemed Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University supported the Google Book Search plan in papers. July 27, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009 2:05 PM/EST
Win Sony Reader via Fun Google Books ContestThe 10 Days in Google Books contest lets users answer five questions on a book-related theme each day for the chance to win a Sony Reader (not a Kindle). Smart promotion? Yes, but people who want to come to Google Books will do so because they find the service valuable. Sadly, I'm pretty sure that's only a small segment of searchers. June 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:44 PM/EST
Google Getting Attacked on All Fronts over Book Search ProjectGoogle is really getting hammered for its Google Book Search project, essentially a monumental effort to organize the world's books online and make money from them. If Google is getting tested over this book search deal, expect a rocky ride for the company as it goes forward under the current administration. |
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