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Google ready to settle with China over online books

article published on 10 January, 2010

Google is on the verge of settling with Chinese authors, says the Chinese Writers' Association, after months of fighting over whether Google had the right to scan books and upload them for its giant online library. "Following discussions and communications in recent months, we do believe that our communication with Chinese writers has not been good enough," Google said in a letter to ... [ read the full article ]

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atomicxl
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"Overall, Google has scanned 10 million books since 2004, getting consent for 2 million from publishers. Another 2 million are public domain. The remaining 6 million are still in dispute."

How did they think this was ok/ethical?
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The remaining 6 million are still in dispute. I think more and more authors may go to the ourt. - Gindart
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