PC World – For those who have ever wondered how many different books are out there in the world, Google has an answer for you: 129,864,880, according to Leonid Taycher, a Google software engineer who works on the Google Books project.
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August 6th, 2010
Google: 129 Million Different Books Have Been Published (PC World)
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NY suit seeks damages from Google for pictures, art – Montgomery Advertiser
Reuters NY suit seeks damages from Google for pictures, art Montgomery Advertiser NEW YORK — Groups representing photographers and artists on Wednesday accused Internet search leader Google of copyright infringement in a lawsuit that mirrors complaints book publishers and authors have made for years about the company's attempt to … Illustrators, Photographers File Suit Over Google Books Project ChannelWeb Photogs sue Google over Book Search culture grab Register Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project New York Times Wall Street Journal
Posted in Internet, Latest Tags: artists, google, google-books, Internet, library, photographers, search, street, visual-artists No Comments »April 8th, 2010
Illustrators, Photographers File Suit Over Google Books Project – ChannelWeb
Reuters Illustrators, Photographers File Suit Over Google Books Project ChannelWeb Several trade associations representing illustrators and photographers on Wednesday filed a class-action suit against Google for scanning and including their work in the Google Books project without permission. … Photogs sue Google over Book Search culture grab Register Photographers Group Sues Google Wall Street Journal Photographers Sue Google For Copyright Infringement eWeek Mediapost.com
Posted in Latest Tags: copyright, google, google-books, group-sues, photographers, project, project-without, search, work No Comments »March 8th, 2010
Google’s digital library faces key hurdles – San Jose Mercury News
Brisbane Times Google's digital library faces key hurdles San Jose Mercury News By Mike Swift Sometime in the near future, a federal judge will decide whether Google can proceed with its plan to create a digital library and bookstore out of millions of old books scanned from libraries around the world. … the indispensable frenemy Sydney Morning Herald Decimal Points: The impact of Google Books Greensboro News & Record Google Books transports readers all over the printed universe Tampa Tribune The Hindu all 11 news articles
Posted in Latest Tags: and-bookstore, brisbane-times, google-books, mercury-news, news-articles, tampa-tribune No Comments »February 19th, 2010
Google Fights for Orphaned Books – PC World
BBC News Google Fights for Orphaned Books PC World Fending criticisms from multiple parties, Google once again made the case for digitizing millions of orphaned books before the US District Court Southern District Court of New York, in a fairness hearing held Thursday. A total of 27 different parties … Google book settlement draws fire in court CNET Judge puts off ruling on Google's proposed digital book settlement Washington Post Google Books Judge Must Sort Through Mountains of Material Main Justice Wired News
Posted in Latest Tags: district-court, google, google-books, google-fights, orphaned-books, sci/tech, table-border, wired-news No Comments »February 18th, 2010
Google Books Case Fosters Intellectual, Legal Crossroads – Wired News
Reuters Google Books Case Fosters Intellectual, Legal Crossroads Wired News Nobody in their right mind opposes the intellectual soundness of digitizing the world's books -– even titles gathering dust in the stacks of university libraries — and making them available online. Yet Google will encounter stiff … Microsoft, Amazon Urge Rejection Of Google Pact Wall Street Journal Google, Publishers, Authors Defend Book Settlement BusinessWeek Judge in Google Books case says no ruling Thursday CNET The Associated Press
Posted in Latest Tags: amazon-urge, authors-defend, digital-media, google, google-books, google-pact, media, sci/tech, street-journal No Comments »February 18th, 2010
Google, Publishers Defend Book Settlement; Amazon.com Objects – BusinessWeek
The Hindu Google, Publishers Defend Book Settlement; Amazon.com Objects BusinessWeek Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc. and a group of publishers and authors urged a federal judge today to accept a $125 million settlement that would create the world's biggest digital book library.
Posted in Latest Tags: a-federal-judge, bbc, defend-book, google-book, google-books, search, street-journal No Comments »February 18th, 2010
Google Books Fosters Intellectual, Legal Crossroads – Wired News
The Guardian Google Books Fosters Intellectual, Legal Crossroads Wired News Nobody in their right mind opposes the intellectual soundness of digitizing the world's books – even titles gathering dust in the stacks of university libraries — and making them available online. Yet Google will encounter stiff …
Posted in Latest Tags: gathering-dust, google, google-book, google-books, street-journal, wired-news No Comments »February 6th, 2010
Time to Rethink Google Books? (PC World)
PC World – Google Books is a wonderful idea that is having a hard time meeting legal requirements. That’s the upshot of the latest round in the battle between the world’s search leader and the people who actually create the content Google exploits for huge profits.
Posted in Internet, Latest Tags: actually-create, exploits-for, google, google-books, Latest, people, upshot, wonderful-idea No Comments »February 5th, 2010
Justice Dept to Google Books: Close, But No Cigar – Wired News
BBC News Justice Dept to Google Books: Close, But No Cigar Wired News Google's plan to digitize the world's books into a combination research library and bookstore has hit another snag, in the form of a US Justice Department statement that “despite substantial progress made, issues remain” with the …
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