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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister
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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None of which is germane to the point that -- I think -- is being discussed. To wit, if an author is cheesed off at Google for cutting and scanning their work into an archive that has NOTHING to do with publishing an ebook version on Amazon and B&N.
There's this bizarre idea among some people that The Internet is a hive-mind and that if, say, ICanHasCheezburger.com offends you in some way, then you're going to boycott Amazon.uk because That'll Teach 'Em.
Of course, I do not know if Le Guin has actually done this. But I understand that someone else in this thread seems to be saying she's done this. And if so, then it's a silly decision.