October 7th, 2009

Google, Authors Given Until November To Fix Book Settlement

By Wendy Davis, Mediapost

Separately, digital rights advocates like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU objected to the deal on the grounds that Google had not guaranteed to preserve readers' privacy. They argued that the deal should not go forward without assurances from Google that it will guarantee readers the same privacy and anonymity that patrons of brick-and-mortar libraries have.

This week, the digital rights groups, along with a coalition of authors and other interested parties, asked Google to revise the settlement by including "enforceable privacy protections."

Related Issues: Privacy

Related Cases: Author's Guild v. Google

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