Monday, March 27, 2006

Google facing writers’ googly…

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Google’s book war with copyright holders is heading towards a face off, after New York-based nonprofit organisation, Writers Guild of A m e r i c a , representing over 8000 authors, filed aclass-action suit against the powerful internet engine for massive copyright infringement.The search engine has received flak over its fledgling Google Print programme of digitizing library books, which was launched last October. The plaintiff, apart from claimed damages, wants to block Google Print from unauthorized scanning and copying of countless books without explicit permission.

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