UC Berkeley law professor Pamela Samuelson has published a paper titled 'Google Book Search and the Future of Books in Cyberspace', according to the Open Book Alliance (OBA). Samuelson is an advocate for the public interest in the Google Book Search (GBS) debate.
In the paper, she seeks to cover the landscape of the current proposed settlement debate and describe the fundamental flaws of the settlement, highlighting the 'nightmares' that the GBS poses for publishers, library and academic researchers, professional authors and readers. The paper also looks to detail the legal flaws with the deal, including its monopolistic results. It includes an analysis on how the deal fits into Google's purported larger business strategy of leveraging its market dominance in search.
Prof. Samuelson views a public guardian alternative to be a preferred approach that will protect the public interest rather than the private commercial interests of a few. The OBA supports the views of the US Department of Justice and advocates like Prof. Samuelson.
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