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Google and the Court and the Justice Dept.
Justice Department urges court to reject Google book deal
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More detail here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/te...20books&st=cse Apparently the parties are at least talking to the Justice Dept to see if something can be worked out. |
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So Google will be able to show up to 20% of books online to readers for free! That's pretty nice, being able to read a chapter or so before deciding to purchase.
Because Googleis so powerful, maybe their prodding of publishers to catch up to the 21st century might work. |
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