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Google is well-known for helping itself to copyright material without permission. A very reputable motor racing historian was astounded to discover an entire book of his, along with all its equally copyright illustrations, in full in Google Books.
Google claimed they had permission of the Publisher of the printed book. But the print publisher only had print rights - the author alone had digital rights.
Authors are right to insist that their own copyright material is published on their own terms. Which includes royalties.
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