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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: Crazy Cooter on August 14, 2005, 09:51:46 pm

Title: Google got busted.
Post by: Crazy Cooter on August 14, 2005, 09:51:46 pm
They're scanning in books  :o.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8928629/

"Google wants publishers to notify the company which copyrighted books they don't want scanned, effectively requiring the industry to opt out of the program instead of opting in."...

"The project troubles publishers because they fear making digital versions of copyrighted books available on the Internet could open the door to unauthorized duplication and distribution, similar to the rampant online pirating that has decimated the sales in the music industry."...

And as a side *ahem* lawsuit *ahem*

"One of Google's most popular features
Title: Re: Google got busted.
Post by: danny_galaga on August 14, 2005, 10:28:10 pm
a few good scares like this will trim the share price down (",)