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    Google Book-Scan Settlement

    Host Jonathan Kirsch, an attorney specializing in intellectual property and publishing law, moderates a panel discussion on a landmark literary-legal settlement. It allows Google to scan and make available online many out-of-print but still-copyrighted books. The settlement portends a viable digital future for authors, publishers and libraries. Is there any downside?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Jonathan Kirsch • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read
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      Jonathan Kirsch

      author and book review columnist

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      Sarah Spitz

      Publicity Director

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      Alexander McGillivray

      Associate General Counsel for Products and Intellectual Property, Google

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      James Gleick

      journalist and author

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      Allan Robert Adler

      Vice President for Legal and Government Affairs, Association of American Publishers

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