The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a non-profit organisation, has announced that it has joined a newly formed Open Books Alliance calling for investigation into the Google Books Settlement. The alliance seeks resolution on issues of copyright, access, anti-trust and privacy. It brings together non-profits, library groups, corporations, the SLA and other consumer groups to call for a detailed investigation by the US Department of Justice into the Google Books Settlement.
SLA is joining this effort as it believes that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) must look into the full ramifications of this settlement on issues of copyright, access, affordability and privacy. The Association’s purported goal is to ensure that any mass book digitisation and distribution system addresses those key issues, and that access to such information remains open and competitive. It is looking for some additional answers on how the settlement will achieve a fair and accessible system.
The alliance anticipates an official launch in the coming weeks.
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