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Judge rejects Google books deal

...settlement in a class-action suit brought against Google Books by the Authors Guild, a publishing industry trade group. A deal between Google Books and... Read more

23 March, 2011 by Caroline McCarthy

Authors rebel against used books on Amazon

...pockets, says a group representing 8,000 published authors. In response, the Authors Guild, the largest organisation representing published authors, asked members on Tuesday to... Read more

11 April, 2002 by Greg Sandoval

Amazon limits full-text search

...translates into some 33 million pages of searchable text. Last week the Authors Guild, a professional organisation representing US writers, recommended that some authors block... Read more

3 November, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Growing pains for Amazon's used goods

...details. A week later, the used-goods section had problems after The Authors Guild accused Amazon of undercutting sales of new books by "aggressively promoting... Read more

23 April, 2002 by Greg Sandoval

Authors may challenge Amazon full-text search

The Authors Guild, a professional organisation representing US writers, is recommending that some authors... Read more

27 October, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Amazon defends used book sales

...the sale of used books actually helps the entire book industry." The Authors Guild, the largest organisation representing published authors, asked its members earlier this... Read more

16 April, 2002 by Margaret Kane

Europe urged to hasten book digitisation

...October hearing was delayed. This delay followed requests from parties including the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, who felt they could not... Read more

13 October, 2009 by Carly Newman

Google Books: Parties seek postponement of hearing

...in talks to amend the settlement. In a joint brief, lawyers the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and others asked Judge Denny Chin... Read more

23 September, 2009 by Tom Krazit

Report: Google considering book-settlement tweaks

...protected by copyright law. Google was sued by numerous groups including the Authors Guild and several publishers after it began scanning that type of book... Read more

17 September, 2009 by Tom Krazit

Coalition to oppose Google Books settlement

...universities, and is making those texts searchable on pages with advertisements. The Authors Guild, which represents more than 8,000 authors, sued Google in September... Read more

21 August, 2009 by Steven Musil

Google, US authors settle book-digitisation lawsuit

The US Authors Guild and a group of publishers announced on Tuesday that they have... Read more

28 October, 2008 by Stephanie Condon

Amazon refuses to hand over book search 'secrets'

...are part of Google's defense strategy in a lawsuit by the Authors Guild, a group of publishers and authors that includes McGraw-Hill, Pearson... Read more

26 October, 2006 by Candace Lombardi

Amazon ups the ante for digitisation

...how to best protect copyright while extending electronic access to texts. The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are suing Google over its... Read more

10 November, 2005 by Elinor Mills

Google Print upsets children's hospital

...has opted-out of Google Print. But this hasn't stopped the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers filing lawsuits claiming Google is... Read more

4 November, 2005 by Karen Gomm

Google Print faces further delays

...out of copyright and thus fair game, two lawsuits filed by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers allege Google is violating copyright... Read more

4 November, 2005 by Elinor Mills

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