Google's Books Project aims to digitize books and make them searchable online. The original settlement was rejected over privacy and copyright concerns. Google has since revised its policies, including releasing liability for its $125 million settlement payment, sharing 63% of revenue with rights holders, and digitizing orphan works with limited access. Google claims its new design will protect reader privacy like libraries and bookstores while making books searchable online.

1. The Ethical (Re)Design of
the Google Books Project
Michael Zimmer, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies
Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
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iConference 2012 - Toronto

9. • Release of liability for $125 million payment
• 63% revenue sharing
• Digitize orphan works
• Tiered access: Institutional, Public, Consumer

14. Google’s new policy

17. "whatever we ultimately build
will protect readers' privacy
rights, upholding the standards
set long ago by booksellers
and by...libraries"
Source: Google, The Google Books
settlement and privacy: FAQ

25. The Ethical (Re)Design of
the Google Books Project
Michael Zimmer, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies
Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
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iConference 2012 - Toronto