Publishers, Google Battle over Books - 11/18/2005 - Publishers Weekly

Publishers, Google Battle over Books - 11/18/2005 - Publishers Weekly:

he debate between publishers and authors and Google and its allies held last night at the New York Public Library was heated, sometimes contentious and mostly civil, and even produced a point on which all sides agreed–that they are miles apart on what they view as fair use in the 21st century.

Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig …

Lessig added a slight twist to the debate when he said he was worried Google would settle with the authors and publishers thereby creating a system that would precent smaller companies from creating new products. Judging from last night’s discussion, a settlement is far away.

Another way of characterizing the discussion is “posturing.”

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