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| DATE | 2007-03-09 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Why make a real library...
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Microsoft: Google massively violates copyrights By Preston Gralla on Fri,
03/09/2007 - 3:50pm
Google has one more enemy in its plan to scan countless thousands
of books without authors' consent --- Microsoft. A top Microsoft
lawyer says that Google "systematically violates copyright" in its
book-scanning scheme.
According to the Associated Press, Thomas C. Rubin, an associate general
counsel at Microsoft gave a speech before the Association of American
Publishers in New York in which he said that Google's book-scanning
project violates copyright law, and cuts into the profits of both
authors and publishers. Google has plans to scan books and making them
searchable online, without asking permission from authors or publishers.
"Companies that create no content of their own, and make money solely
on the backs of other people's content, are raking in billions through
advertising revenue," he said, referring to Google.
Rubin had a receptive audience. The Association of American Publishers
and the Authors Guild are both suing Google for copyright violations
because of the search giant's book-scanning scheme.
Microsoft has its own plan for scanning books and making them available
online. But Microsoft only scans books that are out of copyright,
or books that publishers specifically let Microsoft scan.
Google, by contrast, scans in copyrighted books without author or
publisher permission.
Ironically, Google has subpoenaed Microsoft in relation to the
publishers' suit against it. But clearly, Microsoft will not be a
friendly witness for Microsoft.
Microsoft has it right. Google is flat-out wrong in making these books
available without permission of the copyright holders. Oddly enough,
Google has agreed to take down videos from YouTube that violate copyright
laws. But it doesn't have the same approach to books.
Google rakes in enough money that they don't need to take it out of the
pockets of publishers and writers. It's time for the company to back
off its book-scanning project. Filed under : Government/Regulations |
Networking | Internet Preston Gralla's blog
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