The FSF objects (again) to the Google book settlement

Here's a release from the Free Software Foundation detailing more objections to the proposed Google book search settlement. Essentially, they see it as a way for Google to bypass the requirements of the Free Documentation License. "But under the proposed amended settlement, Google would generally have permission to display and distribute these works without abiding by the requirements to pass the freedoms guaranteed under the GFDL on to Google Books readers. Authors who wanted to use the GFDL or another free license would be required to designate that license in a Registry -- and the Registry would determine which licenses could and could not be chosen"

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