Sep
7
2009
Author: Sarah Sheard
Authors are accustomed to deadlines
but the one imposed on Canadian writers by Google Inc. was disconcerting, to say the least.
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1 comment | tags: American copyright law, anti-Trust, canadian copyright holders, Christopher Buckley, GLobe & Mail, Google Books Registry, opting out, Susan Benton, Writers' Union of Canada
Aug
29
2009
Author: Sarah Sheard
If you are a published writer, time is running out for you to step off Google Corp’s Monopoly Game board. You have only until September 4th, 2009 to opt out. Follow this link to opt out online:
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1 comment | tags: American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and Spain, Arlo Guthrie, Australian Society of Authors, Austria, Christopher Buckley, coalition of Dutch publishers, European Booksellers Federation, Gillian Spraggs, Graphic Artists Guild, John Steinbeck's heir, Joseph Hal, New York Law School, New Zealand Society of Authors, Publishers of Germany, Scott E. Gant, Society of Media Photographers, Sweden, Switzerland, Switzerland and South Africa, The copyright agencies (analogous to Access Copyright) of Germany, The German government, The National Writers' Union (USA), The North America nature Photography Association, The Open Book Alliance, The Picture Archive Council of America, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Association, The William Morris Endeavor Agency
