Anyone who's had a book published knows there's a proposed settlement in the copyright infringement suit brought against Google over the Google Book Search function. One of the questions for authors is whether to opt out of the settlement or not (if they don't opt out, they're automatically included in it). They can also opt in and file a claim under the settlement. So, as authors, how should we proceed: Opt out? Opt in? File a claim? Do nothing? Good questions.
I don't know if this will answer those questions, but it seemed like a good place to start looking for answers. A literary agent named Kristen has apparently taken on the monumental task of reading the entire proposed settlement agreement. All 140 pages. In this post on her blog, Pub Rants, she gives some insights and resources that could help authors decide what to do. (There are deadlines involved, so I'd suggest people think about this sooner rather than later.)
Kristen's done more work on this than me, and I'm a lawyer. Thanks, Kristen! You've done authors a public service.
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