Google, US authors settle book-digitisation lawsuit
News The US Authors Guild and a group of publishers announced on Tuesday that they have reached a settlement with Google in a lawsuit over its Google Book Search initiative. Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild, called the settlement "the...
[October 28, 2008, 14:47]
Authors may challenge Amazon full-text search
News The Authors Guild, a professional organisation representing US writers, is recommending that some authors block their works from appearing on Amazon.com's new full-text search tool. In an email alert to members, sent on Friday, the Guild argued the...
[October 27, 2003, 11:40]
Amazon limits full-text search
News Last week the Authors Guild, a professional organisation representing US writers, recommended that some authors block their works from appearing in the service, arguing the tool could eat into sales of certain types of books, including cookbooks...
[November 3, 2003, 13:45]
Coalition to oppose Google Books settlement
News The Authors Guild, which represents more than 8,000 authors, sued Google in September 2005, alleging that the company's digitising initiative amounted to "massive" copyright infringement. Under the proposed $125m settlement with the Authors Guild...
[August 21, 2009, 12:38]
Amazon refuses to hand over book search 'secrets'
News The subpoenas 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 Education, Penguin Group, Simon and Schuster, and John Wiley & Sons.
[October 26, 2006, 11:20]
Growing pains for Amazon's used goods
News A week later, the used-goods section had problems after The Authors Guild accused Amazon of undercutting sales of new books by "aggressively promoting" the sale of cheaper used books, for which authors receive no money.
[April 23, 2002, 15:02]
News Schmooze: No-frills broadband draws ISP ire
News The Author's Guild is telling its 8,000 members to remove links to Amazon's site, since it "aggressively promotes" used book sales, which are clearly a threat to the entire publishing industry. Used book selling deserves be branded as an anti...
[April 12, 2002, 16:57]
Authors rebel against used books on Amazon
News In response, the Authors Guild, the largest organisation representing published authors, asked members on Tuesday to remove links to Amazon from their Web sites, said Paul Aiken, the guild's executive director.
[April 11, 2002, 14:58]
Amazon defends used book sales
News The Authors Guild, the largest organisation representing published authors, asked its members earlier this month to remove links to Amazon from their Web sites. Neither Amazon nor the Authors Guild were immediately available to comment.
[April 16, 2002, 14:01]
Google faces massive copyright suit
News This is a plain and brazen violation of copyright law," Nick Taylor, president of the group, the New York-based Authors Guild, said in a statement about the lawsuit, which is seeking class action status.
[September 21, 2005, 8:55]
Amazon ups the ante for digitisation
News The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are suing Google over its Google Print Library Project. The guild and association argue that scanning entire copyright works violates copyright law.
[November 10, 2005, 17:15]
Google Books: More time needed to revise deal
News After it was sued in 2005 by The Author's Guild and other groups representing the publishing industry over its decision to scan certain types of books without explicit permission, Google reached a settlement in October 2008 that would grant it...
[November 10, 2009, 7:48]
Google Books: Parties seek postponement of hearing
News In a joint brief, lawyers the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and others asked Judge Denny Chin to delay a hearing on whether to approve the settlement while the parties work out the new terms of the settlement with the DOJ.
[September 23, 2009, 8:18]
Report: Google considering book-settlement tweaks
News Google was sued by numerous groups including the Authors Guild and several publishers after it began scanning that type of book, and came away with the right to present those books in Google Book Search following an October 2008 settlement.
[September 17, 2009, 8:16]
Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan
News It coincided with a detailed argument against the government's proposals, issued as a statement by the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (Basca) and the Music Producers Guild (MPG).
[September 4, 2009, 17:40]
Google Print upsets children's hospital
News But this hasn't stopped the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers filing lawsuits claiming Google is violating copyright by scanning entire books that are under copyright. Great Ormond Street children's hospital is worried that...
[November 4, 2005, 16:30]
Google Print faces further delays
News While the new digital books Google unleashed on the Internet were 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 by scanning entire books...
[November 4, 2005, 8:40]
Europe urged to hasten book digitisation
News This delay followed requests from parties including the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, who felt they could not support the current settlement and its granting to Google Books unique rights to scan out-of-print books...
[October 13, 2009, 17:17]
Google reveals its 300-year plan
News Schmidt also responded to a question about complaints Google has endured, including a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild over its plan to digitise books and make them searchable online. Saturday at the Association of National Advertisers annual...
[October 10, 2005, 9:15]
DeCSS code-crack dispute back in court
News The case has attracted a wide variety of participants, including the NFL; the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; and the Screen Actors Guild, which have filed amicus briefs urging the appeals court to uphold the ruling or risk...
[April 30, 2001, 9:36]
