j iC4i1 a11 at ll Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 29, 2008 michigandaily.com GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH Lawsuit over book project settled Google will proceed with efforts to digitize entire 'U' library collection By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Google's plan to digitize every bound book in some of the nation's largest libraries and make them available online has cleared whatcould have been a major legal hurdle. The tech juggernaut announced Tuesday that it has settled a lawsuit filed by five publishing companies over Google's right to use copyrighted material without prior permission. Introduced in December 2004, Google Book Search scans images of books from the libraries of the University ofMichigan, Harvard University and the New York Public Library, among others, and stores them online for users to access from anywhere in the world. In Tuesday's settlement, which is still pending court approval, Google agreed to pay $125 million to launch a Book Rights Registry and compensate publishers and authors who argued that Google's program violated copyright law. University LibrarianPaul Courant said the Uni- versity Library will now be able to continue digi- tizing its collection in collaboration with Google without fear of future legal intervention. "What this settlement means is that they can continue without worry to scan all of the remain- ing works," he said. "And we can continue without worry to receive copies that we'll be able to use to help manage our collections, and to do research of a kind that we wouldn't be able to do otherwise." Courant said just under half of the University's collection has been scanned. He said it would take some time before the rest of those books, See GOOGLE, Page 7A David Wilson (left), Michigan co-chair of Catholics for McCain, discusses the upcoming presidential election with Obama surrogate Douglas Kmiec (right), of Pepperdine University, and modera- tor Fr. Thomas McClain of St. Mary's Student Parish in the Michigan Union Ballroom yesterday. S KINTHCAOIVT Candidate stand-ins debate in effort to sway conflicted Catholics By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER Daily StaffReporter Abortion and stem cell research were two central issues on the minds of Cath- olic voters at a mock debate held last night in the Michigan Union. During the debate, two members of the Catholic Church stood in as surro- gates for Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama in a final push to reach undecided Catholic voters on campus. Doug Kmiec, the former dean of the Catholic University of America School of Law and a former adviser to Ronald Rea- gan, spoke on behalf of Obama. David Wilson is the co-chair of Catholics for McCain in Michigan, and represented the Republican nominee. The "presidential forum" was labeled as a conversation, though it unfolded much like a presidential debate. Both speakers gave opening and closing state- ments,and addressed promptsregarding a variety of topics including war, abor- tion, health care and U.S. dependence on oil. Father Tom McClain from St. Mary Student Parish moderated. The discussion largely circled around the issues in "Faithful Citizenship," the United States Conference of Catho- lic Bishops' election-year statement on political responsibility, which is issued as a guide for Catholic voters. The audience of about 100 included both students and Ann Arbor residents, many of whom said they went to the debate still uncertain about who they would vote for on Tuesday. The speakers sprinkled disparag- ing remarks about the opposition into exchanges throughout the debate, with one of the most heated exchanges occur- ring on the topic of embryonic stem cell research. On Election Day, voters in Michigan will decide on Proposal 2, a ballot initiative that would loosen the restrictions on embryonic stem cell research in the state. Both candidates support the research, a fact that is prob- lematic for many pro-life Catholic vot- ers. "John McCain does support embry- onic stem cell research for existing lines, asI understand his position," Wil- son said. "We as Catholics should have a See CAMPAIGN, Page 7A AN ACTIVIST ICO. Nobel laureate Tutu to speak on campus today MICHIGAN SUPERHERO ASSEMBLY CUMATE CHANGE Rising temperatures lead Ohio's buckeyes to invade Michigan Human rights W advocate is 18th recipient of the Wallenberg Medal By ELIN BERGMAN Daily StaffReporter Outspoken South African human rights advocate Archbishop Desmond Tutu will speak at Hill Auditorium Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. as this year's recipient of the University's Wallenberg Medal. John Godfrey, chair of the Wal- lenberg Committee, said in an e-mail interview that the Wal- lenberg Executive Committee selected Tutu to speak because he exemplifies the medal's criteria, which include integrity, heroism and self-sacrifice in protecting the prosecuted. He called Tutu a "powerful and fearless spokes- man against the cruel, brutal and inhumane apartheid regime in South Africa that for many decades waged a ruthless campaign to sub- jugate the non-white population." "He continuestobe amajorvoice for social justice, human rights and reconciliation around the world, and to speak on behalf of the poor and persecuted," Godfrey said. Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, first gained world recognition in the 1980s for his commitment to non- violent resistance against 'apart- heid policies in South Africa. He was also the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. After the end of the apartheid regime, Nelson Mandela appointed Tutu as chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate the atrocities that took place during the apartheid years. Today, Tutu speaks out on a variety of topics including poverty, health care and democracy, with a special focus on developing coun- tries. See TUTU, Page 7A Group uses rivalry to boost awareness of environment By ELAINE LAFAY Daily StaffReporter Thanks to global warming, some Michigan residents might be seeing more reminders of the Ohio State Buckeyes than they'd like. Experts say higher tempera- tures are causing the buckeye tree, native to Ohio and the mas- cot of Ohio State University, to grow further north into Michi- gan. "Until now, these seeds may have arrived in Michigan, but they haven't been able to grow because it's been too cold," said Ines Ibanez, an assistant pro- fessor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment. "But now with global warming they're able to grow." A group called the Stop the Buckeye Coalition, endorsed by the American Lung Associ- ation of Michigan and Michi- gan's branch of the National Farmers Union, has formed to use the invasion of the buck- eye tree'to draw attention to global warming. The campaign kicked off last week at,the Uni- versity's Dearborn campus. It uses ads, billboards and peti- tions to educate people about global warming and its effect on Michigan. The petition urges the next president and the new Congress to support legislation that would promote use of alternative energy in Michigan. The coalition hopes to see an 80 percent reduction by 2050 in the pollution said to cause climate change. Coalition spokeswoman Amy McCusker, a University alum, said the growth of buckeye trees in Michigan uses the rivalry between states and colleges to shed light on the larger problem of global warming. "To be honest with you, as Wolverines, we don't want See TREES, Page 7A ANGLuCcucRE/D aily Michigan Student Assembly President Sabrina Shingwani, dressed as Superman and Vice President Arvind Sohoni, dressed as one of the lincredibles, led debate on a resolution to support the loosening of restrictions on embryonic stem cell research in the state yesterday FOR MORE, SEE PAGE 7A. wwwwwwom WEATHER HI: 55 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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