In March, Judge Denny Chin rejected the proposed settlement between Google and book publishers and authors over Google’s book scanning and book search programs. At the recent “Copyright & Technology” conference, a panel of legal experts considered the unanswered questions that decision left behind.
Presenting their views were James Grimmelmann of New York Law School; Edward Rosenthal, whose firms represents the Authors Guild in their suit against the HathiTrust; attorney Mary Rasenberger, who from 2002-2008 served in the Copyright Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives of the Library of Congress, and as director for the National Digital Preservation Program; and Frederic Haber, general counsel, Copyright Clearance Center. CCC’s Chris Kenneally moderated.
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