The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have submitted a supplemental filing with the US District Court that is overseeing the proposed Google Book Search settlement. The purpose of the supplemental filing is to address developments that have occurred since the groups submitted their filing on May 4.
While the library associations’ position has not changed since their initial filing, the groups believe that recent activity should be brought to the court’s attention. These include an amended agreement reached between Google and the University of Michigan, the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Google’s recent public statement regarding privacy; and the library associations’ communication with the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ). In their supplemental filing, the associations call upon the court to address concerns with pricing review, to direct Google to provide more detail on privacy issues, and to broaden representation on the Books Rights Registry.
Both the filings emphasise that vigorous oversight by the court is needed to ensure the proposed Google settlement does not erode core library values, such as equity of access to information, patron privacy and intellectual freedom. Google plans to sign the settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers.
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