Tuesday, September 06, 2005

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Courts Unlikely To Stop Google Book Copying
Despite objections from publishers and writers, copyright law appears to be on Google's side, legal experts say. The social value of Google's initiative to digitize library books, including those protected by copyright, will likely weigh heavily in the search engine's favor.
Should the growing number of publishing groups, who oppose the plan by Google Inc. to digitize the collections of some of the world’s major libraries, fail to reach an agreement and turn instead to the courts, they may have a tough road ahead of them.

More at:
http://www.internetweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=170700329

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