Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) China has apologized to Chinese authors for a "insufficient communication" and promised not to scan Chinese language works for its digital library without permission, Beijing Morning Post reported January 11 citing a letter from Google China representative Erik Hartmann posted on the China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) website...
China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) is drafting a letter to Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) to state its dissatisfaction with Google's digital library and ask Google to delay its November U.S. court hearing, reports Beijing Morning Post...
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) China issued a statement to the China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) on October 22 stressing that its Digital Library agreements with U.S. authors apply only in the United States, and that the company will seek solutions with Chinese authors over the issue, people.com.cn reported October 23...
China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) Deputy Director-General Zhang Hongbo called on Chinese government departments, such as the National Copyright Administration, to push the U.S. government to handle Google's (Nasdaq:GOOG) "severe infringement of Chinese authors" properly, China Daily reports...
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has proposed two solutions for complaints related to copyrights of its Chinese-language Digital Library: offering authors who apply for compensation before June 5, 2010 at least $60 for each book and 63% percent of future revenue from online reading; and allowing those who are unsatisfied with this settlement to submit lawsuits until January 5, 2010, Youth Daily reports quoting information from the China Written Works Copyright Society's (CWWCS) official site, Chinawriter.com.cn...
