[gui-talk] Google Settlement with Authors, Publishers Will Have Positive Results for the Blind

[Joel Deutsch]

In the article about this I read in the New York Times a day or two ago, it 
said that the books under discussion in this instance aren't all books, nor 
books that are for sale at Borders, Amazon or by independent bricks and 
mortar booksellers. As I recall, the agreement pertains only to books that, 
while still under copyright protection, are out of print and no longer 
available for sale. that's not exactly what this announcement makes it sound 
like.

Also, I remember reading something about how, under this system, if you find 
a title in the database, you can see only a small preview of it, whether 
just a passage or as much as 20 pages, depending on the outcome. I didn't 
get the impression that suddenly all the books included under the agreement 
would suddenly be online in their full content, as if they were Gutenberg or 
Bookshare titles, available in their entirety.

I may have some things wrong, here, and I hope someone who's better informed 
than I am will offer correction. thanks.
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From: "Freeh,Jessica (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
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Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:29 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] Google Settlement with Authors, Publishers Will Have 
Positive Results for the Blind


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CONTACT:
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National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org

Google Settlement with Authors, Publishers
Will Have Positive Results for the Blind