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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
One of the problems is that, in its current incarnation, the agreement allows works to be assumed to be orphaned without putting much effort into finding out otherwise. Also, it requires authors to opt out, rather than asking them to opt in.
Victoria Strauss has an excellent compilation of reactions to the revised settlement:
http://www.sfwa.org/2009/11/revised-...tlement-filed/ |
I tend to agree with this position. I don't see how the Authors Guild can decide for others, whether they belong to the Authors Guild or not, to give up certain protections provided by copyright law. I don't believe a judge should have the power to do this either (although in practice they do seem to have this power). Personally, I believe this is something that needs to be addressed by Congress -- unfortunately they don't seem willing to address it.
Pragmatically, I'll live with whatever I can get. Therefore, I'm hoping the Google settlement stands.