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News about Google books
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European Commission challenges Google Books
The European Commission is set to take on Google Books. The latest report on the Commission's Europeana project, released on Monday, urges European Union member states to digitize collections held in all their libraries, archives and museums.
By Jennifer Baker | 11 January, 2011 11:36
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Google, Italian Culture Ministry sign book digitization pact
Google and the Italian Culture Ministry have signed an agreement for the digitization of books held in Italy's two main national libraries, the first such pact between the U.S. company and a national government, the two sides announced Wednesday.
By Philip Willan | 11 March, 2010 04:58
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EU says Europe must scan books as does Google
The European Commission issued a call to arms to European lawmakers and those involved in the process of digitizing books Monday, urging the European Union to create a "pro-competitive European" answer to the legal arrangement Google and others seek to implement in the US
By Paul Meller | 20 October, 2009 08:57
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Google, authors and publishers get a month to fix settlement
Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have been given one more month to rework their agreement to settle copyright infringement lawsuits that the author and publisher groups filed against the search company.
By Juan Carlos Perez | 08 October, 2009 07:52
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Judge agrees to postpone Google Books hearing
The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google will get more time to modify their proposed agreement to settle lawsuits the two organizations filed against the search company over its book search service.
By Juan Carlos Perez | 25 September, 2009 06:58
Features about Google books
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Privacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers
If you're concerned about the privacy implications of reading digital books, take a look at a nice guide put up yesterday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
By Erik Larkin | 23 December, 2009 06:54
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