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No one here sees any issue with Google scanning entire libraries of copyrighted (copywritten?) books, without permission from the copyright holders? What motive does Google have for this? Their entire business plan is based on monetizing content. They don't PRODUCE content though. We do. I think that's wrong, but that's how the web works, apparently.
Not so printed books. What gives Google the right to monetize printed books without permission from or financial compensation to the lawful copyright holders?
The issue here is not the convenience or inconvenience of ebooks for research. The issue is whether Google has the right to steal content to drive their advertising engine.
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