[LINK] Australians due payment from google

[Kim Holburn]

Hi Jan,

I'm finding it hard to tell because of this"  "The project, accessible  
online only in the US".

If you get a hit but there is nothing but a bit of text describing the  
book how can you tell if it's available in the US or not?

Kim

On 2009/Mar/15, at 5:40 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> It's worth searching for you name in the author field. You may be due
> some money.
> http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search
> I found one linker included.
> Jan
>
>
> Google library a windfall for authors
>
> March 14, 2009
>
> Australian authors and publishers are set to receive a windfall from
> Google's project to put millions of books online.
>
> In recent weeks several Australian publishing industry bodies, such
> as the Australian Society of Authors, the Copyright Agency Limited
> and the Australian Publishers' Association, have been contacting
> members to let them know about the settlement Google has reached with
> American authors and publishers.
>
> Under the terms of this settlement, copyright holders are to be paid
> $US60 ($91.85) a book and $US15 an article or chapter copied from the
> more than 7 million items in the Google Library project.
>
> The project, accessible online only in the US, will allow internet
> users to download and search any book scanned from the collections of
> 11 major American university libraries. When the book generates
> income, either from direct use or from advertising, Google will pay
> the copyright holder 63 per cent of that income on top of the initial
> opt-in fee.
>
> Google had tried to ignore the copyright owners but American authors
> and publishers started a class action against it. The parties settled
> the matter last year. The chief executive of the copyright agency,
> Jim Alexander, hailed the agreement as "a substantial victory for
> copyright owners".
>
> Authors and publishers have been notified that they may either opt in
> or out of the deal by May 5. If they opt out, Google may not use
> their book in any way. If they opt in, the copyright holders are
> entitled to a share in revenues and fees.
>
> "What this does is put the copyright owner back in control," Mr
> Alexander said. He said it was impossible to estimate how many
> Australian authors and publishers among the agency's 13,000 members
> would benefit. Google has assigned $US125 million to compensate
> copyright holders and set up a book rights registry that will
> independently oversee how payments are allocated.
>
> A Google spokesman, Rob Shilkin, said Google Australia had been
> waiting for the US deal to be bedded down, but once it was, the
> company would approach potential Australian partners with a view to
> undertaking a similar project.
>
> Malcolm Knox is a director of the Copyright Agency Limited.
>
>
>
>
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