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Google Books Settlement and Author Rights

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The Google Books Settlement is like an archeological adventure. Move another stone in the wall and you find another dark and mysterious passage. Consider Section 3.5(a) of the settlement agreement. It is one important step in a series of opportunities for authors and rightsholders to wiggle free of the settlement terms. Unfortunately, each opportunity is limited and maybe even illusory. Choice is good, and the settlement agreement appears to give considerable flexibility to rightsholders, but appearances often do not match reality. The lack of real choice leaves authors and rightsholders in a long-term, and sometimes involuntary, relationship with the Google Books Search project.

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