The guardian interviewed peter brantley, director of the internet archive, who heads the open book alliances opposition. The mass digitization of books promises to bring tremendous value to consumers, libraries, scholars, and students. Peter brantley, a director at coalition cofounder internet archive said the group, whose members will be formally disclosed in the next couple of weeks, is being coled by gary reback, a silicon. Its with this in mind that im delighted to announce that peter brantley is. The rebus foundation builds new models and technology for open book publishing and reading on the web.
The open book alliance also has filed a brief with the united states district court for the southern district of new york opposing the settlement. Cofounder, open book alliance peter brantley is a cofounder of the open book alliance, a coalition of librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers, and technology companies. Aug 21, 2009 peter brantley, the internet archives director of access, provided some of the details about the alliances members and objectives in an interview. Google makes concessions on digital book deal update. Google makes concessions on digital book deal nbc news. Amazon american society of journalists and authors. Peter is one of the most wellknown figures in the open source movement within online publishing. Pw contributing editor peter brantley talks with uc berkeley law professor. Library scholar peter brantley and antitrust expert gary reback spearhead open book alliance to protect consumers and competition in the emerging digital book market san francisco, august 26, 2009 librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers, and technology companies today announced the formation of a coalition that will counter the. Google rivals to fight bookscanning settlement ecampus news.
Google books opponents propose public alternative the. Peter brantley eu presidency open book alliance madrid spain san francisco 04. Open book alliance calls for public guardian to preserve. Peter brantley, the internet archives director of access, provided some of the details about the alliance s members and objectives in an interview. One of the most significant developments in the history of publishing could be coopted by the settlement of a class action lawsuit that creates an unprecedented monopoly and price fixing cartel. View peter brantley s business profile as director, online strategy at university of california, davis. The guardian interviewed peter brantley, director of the internet archive, who heads the open book alliance s opposition. Hes also a cofounder of the open book alliance, whose members. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Peter brantley and the open book alliance throwing the book.
Google books deal spurs alliance over antitrust woes law360. Peter brantley, the internet archives director of access, provided some of the details about the alliance s members and objectives in an interview thursday. As a core part of his efforts at the archive, he cofounded the open book alliance, an alliance of major technology companies, library associations, and publisher groups advocating for an open and competitive market in digital books. The committee is right to consider these issues, said peter brantley, cofounder of the open book alliance. Alliance cochairs peter brantley and gary reback said in a blog post on a website created by the coalition, that the settlement creates an unprecedented monopoly and price. Peter brantley sees concerns ahead for authors cccs. Google book search, digital library, digital books, educational technology.
Library scholar peter brantley and antitrust expert gary reback spearhead open book alliance to protect consumers and competition in the emerging digital book market. The open book alliance oba is an advocacy organization comprised of publishers, authors, libraries, and forprofit technology companies that is seeking a competitive market for access to digital books. Peter is also the internet archives director of the bookserver project. Google, plaintiffs submit revised book search settlement. Peter brantley eu presidency open book alliance madrid. Peter also serves as the director of the bookserver project at the internet archive, a san franciscobased notforprofit library.
So peter brantley over on the oreilly blog has an interesting reaction to yesterdays new york times article on the latest rumblings from the open library open content alliance internet archive people ol for short. The oba coalesced large technology firms and independent writers groups in an international strategic advocacy effort that contributed to the defeat of the settlement proposals. Peter brantley and the open book alliance throwing the book at. The open book alliance oba is an advocacy organization comprised of publishers, authors, libraries, and forprofit technology.
Peter brantley director, online strategy, uc davis library. View peter brantleys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Writers and editors pat mcneess blog rss feed writers and editors. Interview with peter brantley director, bookserver project. Open book alliance cofounder peter brantley testified at the hearing. Peter s post is full of high ideals and is one of the scariest things i have read in a long time. Google books still faces criticism after revision internetnews. Peter is director of the internet archives bookserver project, a notforprofit digital library. The open book alliance, a consortium that includes nonprofit author. The director of the internet archives bookserver project, a notforprofit digital library, and a cofounder of the open book alliance, brantley shares insights on the perils for. Peter brantley and the open book alliance throwing the. Google books opponents propose public guardian sfgate. He feels that overdrive is getting it right though and trying to work with libraries the correct way. Peter brantley is a cofounder of the open book alliance, a coalition of librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers, and technology companies.
Jan 07, 2011 peter brantley is cofounder at open book alliance and director, bookserver project at internet archive. Open book alliance applauds congressional hearing into online. Google offers provisions on digital book deal digital trends. We believe that the books rights registry essentially functions as a cartel. The open book alliance immediately came out against the revised settlement, issuing a statement early on saturday claiming that the new proposal does not address the fundamental flaws illuminated. Collection of media hits for the villanova school of business in 2009. Open book alliance issues statement reacting to revised. Google decision spurs research libraries to rethink the path to. Peter brantley business profile university of california. The potential damages to consumers extend far beyond the digital book marketplace. Google rivals to fight bookscanning settlement eschool news. If youre a content designer, the web browser will be your canvas. I wouldnt say im concerned about the future of authors, peter brantley tells chris kenneally, but i think that authors have something to be concerned about as we move into a digital future.
Peter also serves as the director of the bookserver project at the internet archive, a. Wall street journal, the group will be led by peter brantley of internet. May, 2014 pw contributing editor peter brantley talks with uc berkeley law professor pamela samuelson, founding member of a new author advocacy group, the authors alliance. As the director of online strategy at uc davis library, peter is responsible for leading the creation of webbased platforms that improve access to and.
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