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Google, publishers settle book-scanning dispute

Google and U.S. publishers have settled a longstanding dispute over Google's book-scanning project. A lawsuit filed by authors remains, though, leaving the project in question.

 

Six-year Google Books spat ends

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Google has reached a deal with a publishing group to allow the scanning and publishing of books online - ending a six-year legal battle. A court ruled in 2009 that the search company was in breach of copyright infringement after it digitised a number of French books.

 

Google Will Start Selling EBooks This Summer

Google Will Start Selling EBooks This Summer

Google will make its entry into the digital book market starting this summer in late June or early July ...

 

Google Reaches Books Deal With Italy

Google struck a deal with the Italian government to digitize up to one million books held in the National Libraries in Rome and Florence.

 

French court rules against Google in books case

A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc. is breaking French law with its policy of digitizing books, handing the U.S. Internet giant a euro10,000-($14,300)-a-day fine until it rids its search engine of the literary extracts....

 

Google Battles For Book Rights

Google Battles For Book Rights

While a U.S. settlement looks likely to be reached, it may rouse critics at home and abroad.

 

Court urged to reject Google book deal

Court urged to reject Google book deal

Government lawyers urged a federal court judge late Friday to reject a proposed settlement which would allow Google to digitally scan massive libraries of books and place them online.

 

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