Comments on: A2K and orphaned work: the rise of the Open Access Trust Inc http://openeducationnews.org/2009/04/14/a2k-and-orphaned-work-the-rise-of-the-open-access-trust-inc/ Monitoring news related to open education around the globe Sat, 21 May 2011 01:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: #Amazonfail, the Google Books Settlement, and the importance of open access for preserving cultural heritage: In honor of National Library Week « The Learned Fangirl http://openeducationnews.org/2009/04/14/a2k-and-orphaned-work-the-rise-of-the-open-access-trust-inc/#comment-802 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:37:06 +0000 http://openeducationnews.org/?p=1990#comment-802 [...] including Siva Vaidhyanathan, some vehemently. There is a group of professors attempting to intervene in the Google settlement on behalf of the public: “The proposed settlement will make Google the only company in the world [...]

]]> By: carolrossini http://openeducationnews.org/2009/04/14/a2k-and-orphaned-work-the-rise-of-the-open-access-trust-inc/#comment-801 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:13:13 +0000 http://openeducationnews.org/?p=1990#comment-801 Please, refer to Charles Nesson comments answering Jerome Garchik’s comments in Harry Lewis’ blog: http://www.bitsbook.com/2009/04/in-which-we-seek-to-intervene-in-the-google-books-settlement/#comments

]]> By: Jerome Garchik, San Francisco Attorney http://openeducationnews.org/2009/04/14/a2k-and-orphaned-work-the-rise-of-the-open-access-trust-inc/#comment-800 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:08:37 +0000 http://openeducationnews.org/?p=1990#comment-800 I am a SF civil rights attorney. The OpenAccess Trust Motion to Intervene is mistaken in that the Google Book Settlement only seeks a non-exclusive license to e publish, not an exclusive
license.as stated by Open Source attorney Camera. The issue of orpahan books is speculative-no one knows how many there are.The claims process is open to heirs, estates, families of authors whose books were published since 1923.I think the Registry created by the Settlement will help track down owners of the orphan works, and see them justly compensated for the e publishing income on their work.I would work to that goal if I were an independent director of the Registry.How many true orphans there are left wont be known till after the claims filing window closes in January 2010.And cant they be tracked down with last known addresses on their copyright registration forms on file in Washington D.C.?What Open Source is complaining about is a monopoly issue that will have to be sorted out with Google in years to come, and seems beyond the scope of the class action settlement and fairness hearing set for June llth.
Jerome Garchik S F Attorney

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