Google's attempt to build the world's biggest digital library was sidetracked yesterday as a federal judge rejected a settlement between the Internet giant and authors and publishers who sued for copyright infringement. The deal "would grant Google significant rights to exploit entire books, without the permission of the copyright owners," said Judge Denny Chin. "Indeed, the Amended Settlement Agreement would give Google a significant advantage over competitors, rewarding it for engaging in wholesale copyrighted works without permission, while releasing claims well beyond those presented in the case."
March 23, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Google’s attempt to build the world’s biggest digital library was sidetracked yesterday as a federal judge rejected a settlement between the Internet giant and authors and publishers who sued for copyright infringement.
Judge Denny Chin said the settlement, which was reached in 2008 to resolve two lawsuits challenging the mass scanning of books and the display of “snippets” for online searching “would simply go too far.”
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