The Ethical (Re)Design of the Google Books Project

Michael Zimmer, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Information Studies

Co-Director, Center for Information Policy ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

~iConference 2012 - Toronto

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

Google’s new policy

"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

The Ethical (Re)Design of the Google Books Project

Michael Zimmer, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Information Studies

Co-Director, Center for Information Policy ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

~iConference 2012 - Toronto