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What are the implications for authors (rightsholders) of opting out of the Settlement, and why might I want to do this?

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What are the implications for authors (rightsholders) of opting out of the Settlement, and why might I want to do this?

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• Rightsholders might want to opt out of the Settlement if: • Opting out of the Settlement does not mean that Google will remove your books from the Google services, or that Google will not scan your books. What if I want to provide broader use rights for my books – for example, to make them freely available? It is possible to convey broader use rights under the Settlement via the Book Rights Registry. If you opt out of the Settlement, you can also ask Google to provide broader terms of use for your books, including making them freely available to Google and to libraries. That is, you can do this regardless of whether you remain in or opt out of the Settlement. Libraries own these books in their collections – shouldn’t the libraries be able to make the digital versions available to users everywhere, for free, just as the books themselves are? Although libraries own the physical copies of these books, many of the works themselves are still protected by copyright. A copyright holder has

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