The deal has in effect handed Google a swath of intellectual copyright. It is a mammoth potential bookselling market, says Blofeld. He adds it is no surprise that Amazon, which currently controls 90% of the digital books market, is becoming worried.
But Dan Clancy of Google dismisses the idea that, by gaining control over out-of-print and orphan works, Google is securing for itself a significant future revenue stream. He points out that out-of-print books represent only a tiny fraction of the books market - between 1% and 2%. This idea that we are gaining access to a vast market here - I really dont think that is true.
James Gleick, an American science writer and member of the Authors Guild, broadly agrees. He says that, although Googles initial scanning of in-copyright books made him uncomfortable, the settlement itself is a fair deal for authors.
The thing that needs to be emphasised is that this so-called market over which Google is being given dominance - the market in out-of-print books - doesnt currently exist. Thats why theyre out of print. In real life, I cant see what the damage is - its only good.
It is by no means certain that the settlement will be enacted - it is the subject of a fairness hearing in the US courts. But if it is enacted, Google will in effect be off the hook as far as copyright violations in the US are concerned. Many people are seriously concerned by this - and the company is likely to face challenges in other courts around the world.
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