Google has long stated that its main goal is to make all the information in the world accessible to everyone, and its latest step toward doing so has been to undertake an ambitious book digitization project that would eventually allow Google to sell digital copies of millions of books. However, this project, as well as a forthcoming U.S. legal settlement regarding the issue, has met staunch resistance from several groups throughout Europe for alleged copyright infringement.
 
So far, Google’s project has the support of several big-name European publishers, among them Oxford University Press and Bertselmann and Holtzbrinck, owners of Random House …read more

As one of the most omnipresent entities on the Internet, Google has faced a slew of allegations from industry experts and competitors alike about its purported monopoly of the search engine business. While it has not yet been found in violation of monopoly laws, Google has yet another battle to fight, this time regarding Google’s plans to make an online database of books. 
 
Google’s $125 million settlement with several book publishers concerning copyright issues has raised several eyebrows. Antitrust supporters worry that Google’s plans to make an online database of out-of-print books would make Google the only supplier of these books, …read more