Thread: Google Settles Book Scanning Copyright Suit

Google said Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $125 million to settle two copyright lawsuits brought by book authors and publishers over the company’s plan to digitize and show snippets of in-copyright books and to share digital copies with libraries without the explicit permission.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/technology/internet/29google.html?_r=2&bl&ex=1225339200&en=5f15e7dc1d0b8032&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

The most pertinent bit? "Revenue from those programs will be split between Google, the publishers and the authors."

Google is getting weird day by day. They even show other people's backyard to others.

Thats so wrong, the whole world should sue them....

This is also added to the list of Google.

Yea, I know what you mean.

Google is good in making settlements

Originally Posted by mit

Google is good in making settlements

Google have money power and the things they like they buy it.