Artists Ogle Google Pie

Artists’ Lawsuit Demands Piece of Google Books Pie | Threat Level | Wired.com
"...For the most part, Google, the Author’s Guild, and other writers’ and publishing groups have agreed to allow Google to scan their works, sell them on the internet and have them pop up in search results. The rights holders get 67 percent of the take, and Google the remainder.

Mopsik said photographers and illustrators want a piece of the money pie.

“Our situation is pretty much identical to the authors,” he said..."

I think not. Why should the guy or gal I hired to do the cover for my novel be compensated any further than the original contract payment? Of course, if a royalty agreement with the artist is in place before hand, that is a different story. Following the logic here, then I should be paid for every news article I wrote back in my PR flack days when those articles are reproduced.

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