DC Comics filed a dandy Objection in the Google Author Settlement today. I would have liked it better if it was in cartoon, comic, or even graphic novel form, but hey, I'll take what I can get.
I like the little digs like "so called "settlement"" -- there are a lot of "quote unquotes" in many of these Objections, and they do sort of crack me up. Here's another -- "It is extraordinary that such rights can be negotiated and potentially conveyed in the form of what purports to be a "class action"". Another gem: "Google appears to have applied a "copy first and negotiate later" approach." Hmmm, I couldn't have said it better myself. On the next page DC writes "Google attempted a "land grab" for in-copyright books. It adopted a "scan and display first, ask questions later" operating principle for the Library Project." Okay, now they are starting to repeat themselves, but I still don't mind because I keep thinking fond thoughts of the TV show "Batman" from the 1960's.
So, without further adieu, let's see how Batman handles the Joker and his stolen works.
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