A lwasuit was filed against Google Inc. by numerous photography associations over copyright infringement of books and magazines with a $125M settlement. The American Society of Media Photographers, the Graphic Artists Guild, the Picture Archive Council of America, the North American Nature Photography Association, and the Professional Photographers of America have all joined together to sue . The photography associations are claiming that Google scanned millions of books and magazines that include copyrighted images, then displaying those images without consent for easy search access at Google Books. “We are seeking justice and fair compensation for visual artists whose work appears in the twelve million books and other publications Google has illegally scanned to date. In doing so, we are giving voice to thousands of disenfranchised creators of visual artworks whose rights we hope to enforce through this class action.” – Victor Perlman, ASMP General Counsel Google Book Search Sued by Photographers for $125M Settlement is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Google Book Search Sued by Photographers for $125M Settlement
