Tuesday, March 22, 2011

U.S., tile on Google Books No agreement with publishers

NEW YORK - The American justice system from rejecting the agreement worth 125 million dollars between Google and publishers on copyright for the Creation of the largest digital library in the world. The agreement between Google and publishers, signed in 2005, would have allowed in Mountain View to distribute millions of books on the Internet in exchange for sharing of revenues obtained.

Judge Danny Chin in explaining its decision said that the agreement gives Google a significant advantage over its competitors. " From a universal library, but many would benefit the project "goes too far" and that Google would be to have many rights, "without the permission of copyright holders." The U.S.

Justice Department suggested that the arrangement could violate U.S. antitrust law and the copyright. Among the critics of the agreement between Google, the Authors and the Association of American Publishers are Amazon (whose e-book reader Kindle is not compatible with Google's Library) and Microsoft

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