Posted: 12/16/2009 11:49:59 PM EDT
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With everything Google has its hands in, its only a matter of time until they eventually take over the world. Anyone who has spent time on a college campus over the last few years is almost definitely familiar with google scholar and all the free simple resources it provides...
Google books was a different story however, the idea that you could A. digitize every piece of literature in existence, and B. do it without paying royalties to billions of authors seemed like something that even google couldnt tackle.... Google has reached a groundbreaking agreement with authors and publishers. On November 19, 2009, the Court granted preliminary approval of the Amended Settlement. Our groundbreaking agreement with authors and publishers. Three years ago, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and a handful of authors and publishers filed a class action lawsuit against Google Books. Today we're delighted to announce that we've settled that lawsuit and will be working closely with these industry partners to bring even more of the world's books online. Together we'll accomplish far more than any of us could have individually, to the enduring benefit of authors, publishers, researchers and readers alike. It will take some time for this agreement to be approved and finalized by the Court. On November 19, 2009, the Court preliminarily approved the Amended Settlement Agreement. For further information, please review the Supplemental Notice. * Claim your Books and Inserts: You can do this at any time, but in order to be eligible for Cash Payments for Books and Inserts, you must complete your Claim Form on or before March 31, 2011 (extended from January 5, 2010). * Opt out of the Google Book Settlement: If you have already opted out of the Original Settlement, and wish to remain opted out, you need not – and should not – opt out again. If you wish to opt out, your Opt Out Form must be submitted online or postmarked on or before January 28, 2010. * Opt back in to the Google Book Settlement: If you opted out of the Original Settlement and wish to opt back in, your Opt Back In Form must be submitted online or postmarked on or before January 28, 2010. * File an objection to the Amended Settlement: If you wish to object to the provisions amending the Original Settlement, your objection must be postmarked on or before January 28, 2010. You need not and should not refile your objection to the Original Settlement, which will be considered as previously filed. You may, however, withdraw your objection at any time prior to the date of the Fairness Hearing. * File notice of intent to appear at the Fairness Hearing: If you wish to appear in person at the Fairness Hearing on February 18, 2010, your notice of intent must be postmarked on or before February 4, 2010. Book Search today Right now, you can search over the full text of some seven million books through Google Books. Looking forward "Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Today, together with the authors, publishers, and libraries, we have been able to make a great leap in this endeavor," said Sergey Brin, co-founder & president of technology at Google. "While this agreement is a real win-win for all of us, the real victors are all the readers. The tremendous wealth of knowledge that lies within the books of the world will now be at their fingertips." We hope and expect that this leap forward with our friends and partners in the publishing industry is just the first of many. We love books at Google, and our fondest dream is that Book Search will evolve into a service that ensures that books, along with their authors and publishers, will flourish for many years into the future. In the mean time, here's a link to free online access to a large portion of the catalog of many issues of about 90 or so currently magazines, including: Pop Science, Pop Mechanics, mens health, life, new yorker, runners world, money, bicyclying, Moto world etc. etc. http://books.google.com/books?as_pt=MAGAZINES&rview=1&lr=lang_en ever wonder what they were excited about in Popular Science back in May of '72.... 1872. its all there, check it out. ETA: A random selection of full access publications on .mil air power... http://books.google.com/books?q=%20subject%3A%22Air%20warfare%22&client=firefox-a&as_brr=1&rview=1&source=gbs_hplp_subj |