Webcast invitation - The Google Books Settlement: What’s Up and What’s Next? The Google Books Settlement: What’s Up and What’s Next? Another free SPARC online event Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:00 – 2:00PM Eastern Registration is free, but required. RSVP by June 13 at http://sparc.arl.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=83.
Federal Judge Denny Chin rejected the Google Books Settlement (GBS) on March 22, 2011. Far from providing closure on a deeply contentious issue with far-reaching implications for the library community, the action raised significant new questions, including: ** What happens next? Will there be an appeal, a new, restructured proposed settlement, or some other action? ** What are the implications of the rejection of the settlement on key issues like orphan works? Does this rejection signal that a renewed push for legislation may be seen? ** What does this mean for other ongoing and proposed large-scale digital book efforts, like the Hathi Trust and the proposed Digital Public Library of America? ** Does this present an opportunity for the library community to take additional action to advocate for Open Access? These and other issues will be explored on June 14, when we host attorney Jonathan Band, who represented the national library associations in connection with the settlement. Band has written extensively on the GBS, producing the widely used “Guide to the Perplexed” (http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/guideiv-final-1.pdf), and is the architect of the oft-consulted “GBS March Madness: Paths forward for the Google Book Settlement” diagram (http://www.policybandwidth.com/doc/2010/20100402_GBS_March_Madness_Diagram_FINAL.pdf). Join us as Band explores the current state of play and offers insights into the potential nexus between the rejection of the settlement and Open Access, as well as a host of other important implications for the library community. The Google Books Settlement: What’s Up and What’s Next? Another free SPARC online event Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:00 – 2:00PM Eastern Registration is free, but required. RSVP by June 13 at http://sparc.arl.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=83. ------------------------------------- Jennifer McLennan Director of Programs & Operations SPARC jenni...@arl.org (202) 296-2296 x121 Fax: (202) 872-0884 http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermclennan http://www.arl.org/sparc -------------------------------------- Open Access Week 2011 October 24 - 30 http://www.openaccessweek.org ========== This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to The SPARC Open Access Forum. To post, send your message to <SPARC-OAForum@arl.org>. To unsubscribe, email to <sparc-oaforum-...@arl.org>. To switch to digest mode, email to <sparc-oaforum-dig...@arl.org>. To switch to index mode, email to <sparc-oaforum-in...@arl.org>. Send administrative queries to <sparc-oaforum-requ...@arl.org>.
