12 January 2010
Found on BoingBoing : The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and the National Writers Union (NWU) are holding a joint workshop on January 20th in New York City about what the Google Books settlement will mean to writers . We have mentioned the SFWA’s strong opposition to the settlement in the past. (The SFWA has also historically taken a hard line on digital infringement, issuing a mistakenly broad DMCA takedown notice in 2007 and then reinstating the man responsible , Andrew Burt, as chairman of its Electronic Piracy Committee.) The ASJA and NWU have similarly opposed the settlement .
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SFWA, ASJA, NWU to hold Google Books settlement workshop, January 20th in New York City