tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post4073625020151236976..comments2024-01-20T00:59:08.689+00:00Comments on Brave New World: GBS: 'Last Orders,Time Gentlemen Please'Martyn Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134633193540004531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post-4319745640202378342009-09-03T18:38:37.401+00:002009-09-03T18:38:37.401+00:00For those who are interested, I've posted my 5...For those who are interested, I've posted my 5-page letter to the judge online.<br /><br />http://inklingbooks.com/googlesettlement/files/JudgeChinLetter.pdf<br /><br />In that letter I turn Google's antitrust argument, that others can do what they're doing, on its head. I point out that a Google win would be an open license to any country that finds the international copyright treaties they've signed a nuisance to manufacture something with a similar effect. <br /><br />The net result would be that, as authors, we'd having to constantly keep on the watch for some new forced-opt-in-if-you-don't-opt-out scheme appearing somewhere in the world. Google has, probably to its great regret, permitting months of debate before their deadline (tomorrow). Other countries might only give authors a couple of weeks to discover and response to their opt-out-or-else schemes. And if a U.S. court approves this settlement, they'd have a near perfect excuse, "If the U.S. can do it, so can we."Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272203500649628022noreply@blogger.com