Roundup of Commentary on Rejected Google Book Settlement

The American website Free Government Information has provided links to articles analyzing the proposed Google Book Settlement that was rejected earlier this week by a New York City judge.

The proposed deal would have ended a copyright violation lawsuit brought against the search giant by a number of U.S. author and publisher groups.

The case involves Google's plans to digitize millions of books to create a massive online library / bookstore.

Here are the posts on Free Government Information that contain links to analysis of the court decision:

• The Google Books Settlement (March 23, 2011)
• More on GBS (March 23, 2011)
• Still more about the GBS decision (March 24, 2011)
• Darnton on Google Books Decision (March 24, 2011)
• A last post on GBS (March 24, 2011)
  

Earlier Library Boy posts about the Google Books Settlement include:

• Google Settles Lawsuit With U.S. Authors and Publishers (October 28, 2008)
• Google Book Scanning Project Settlement: More Reaction and Analysis (February 23, 2009)
• Association of American Publishers on Recent Google Book Project Settlement (February 24, 2009)
• Controversy Heats Up Over Google Book Search Settlement (August 24, 2009)
• Google Book Search Bibliography (September 14, 2009)
• American Library Associations Publish Summary of Google Books Litigation Court Filings (October 6, 2009)
• American Library Association Website on Google Book Settlement (October 26, 2009)
• Guide to the Amended Google Book Settlement (November 30, 2009)
• Canadian Authors Launch Petition Against Google Book Settlement (January 5, 2010)
• Coverage of Last Week's Google Books Settlement NYC Court Hearing (February 22, 2010)
• New Version of Google Books Bibliography (April 12, 2010)