LCA Releases Diagram Charting Many Ways Forward For Google Books Settlement
March 4, 2010 - The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announce the release of “GBS March Madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement.” This diagram, developed by Jonathan Band, explores the many possible routes and outcomes of the Google Books Settlement, including avenues into the litigation and appeals process. Read Diagram [PDF]
LCA Members Submit Letter to Department of Justice on Amended Settlement Agreement
December 15, 2009 - The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries write to the Department of Justice to express their views concerning how the United States should respond to the Amended Google Book Search Settlement Agreement filed by the parties on November 13, 2009. Read Letter [PDF]
Guide for the Perplexed III: The Amended Google Book Search Settlement
November 23, 2009 - On behalf of the American Library Assocation (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Jonathan Band publishes a guide to the newly amended Google Book Search settlement, with an emphasis on the major changes and those changes relevant to libraries. Read Guide [PDF]
LCA Joins Group Letter Voicing Privacy Concerns in Google Book Search Settlement
October 6, 2009 - The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries join a broad section of objectors, amici, and supporters of the Google Book Search Settlement to express shared concern that reader privacy be among the issues addressed in conjunction with the amended settlement. Read Letter [PDF]
The Google Book Settlement: Who Is Filing and What Are They Saying?
September 28, 2009 - On behalf of the American Library Assocation, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, Brandon Butler, Law and Policy Fellow at the Association of Research Libraries, outlines key information about the hundreds of filings that have been submitted to the federal district court presiding over the Google Book Settlement. Read Discussion
LCA Members Submit Additional Filing to Court in Regard to Google Book Settlement
September, 8, 2009 - The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submit a supplemental filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York overseeing the proposed Google Book Search settlement to address developments that have occurred since the groups submitted their filing on May 4, 2009. Read Filing
LCA Members Submit Follow-Up Letter to Department of Justice
July 30, 2009 – The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries write to William Cavanaugh at the Department of Justice to follow-up on the May 27, 2009 meeting with Antitrust Division staff concerning the proposed settlement of the Google Library Project litigation. Read Letter [PDF]
LCA Members Release “A Guide for the Perplexed Part II: The Amended Google-Michigan Agreement"
June 12, 2009 – LCA members publish a summary, by Jonathan Band, of the amendment between Google and the University of Michigan that expanded the 2004 agreement, which allowed Google to scan books in the Michigan library for inclusion in Google’s search database. Read Guide [PDF]
LCA Members File Comments on Proposed Google Library Project Settlement
May 4, 2009 – The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries (the Library Associations) file comments to explain their concerns with the Google Library Project Settlement and how the Court’s oversight can ameliorate those concerns. Read Comments [PDF]
LCA Members Release “A Guide for the Perplexed Part I: Libraries and the Google Library Project Settlement”
November 13, 2008 – LCA members publish a summary, by Jonathan Band, of the Google Library Project settlement. It outlines the settlement’s provisions, with special emphasis on the provisions that apply directly to libraries. Read Guide [PDF]