French Publisher’s Association to file brief against Google Book Settlement
By Paul Biba
Yet another country heard from. This is from Bookseller.com. I went to the SNE’s site but couldn’t find any additional information there.
In a statement released Thursday, the Syndicat National de l’Edition (SNE) said that the accord was inconsistent with the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and other laws governing the sector. The pact discriminates against non-American authors and publishers and “offers no basis for an equitable and balanced partnership,” the SNE said.
The SNE, which claims to represent 53 French publishers and 80% of the country’s book market, welcomed the French and German governments’ intention to notify the US judge of their opposition to the agreement.
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