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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
I am puzzled by the attack on Ursula Le Guin, a writer whom I admire very much for her work, and for her wisdom and compassion. If you read her blog, which is a series of thoughtful essays that I recommend to anyone who cares about the state of the world, you would have come across the essay numbered 19, written earlier this year, about Google.
In it she states that Google has taken some of her work and made digital copies without her agreement. If an author of her standing is treated with such a lack of respect, it is hardly surprising that she may not wish to rush into having her work turned into digital editions.
You can find her blog at:
http://www.ursulakleguin.com/Blog2011.html#New |
OK, so I was finally able to get to this, via google. (My god, what a badly designed blog. You can't permalink to any of the posts, at least not that I can see. PLEASE, FAMOUS AUTHORS, HIRE DECENT TECH PEOPLE.)
Yes, she does say that Google has pirated her works, but that blog entry #19 appears to have nothing whatsoever to do with her stance on ebooks. So it was the quoted poster who (apparently) decided to make the jump between Google Isn't Respecting Me to So I'll Take My Ball And Go Home. +1 for Le Guin?
It's a muddled article, though. She fully admits the problems inherent in The Mickey Mouse act and wants "Congress" to act (not sure how this will help other countries, but I guess it has to start somewhere), but she's still upset about Google trying to archive and preserve orphaned works.