The New Yorker looks in on Google's book project, which is attempting to scan every book ever published in the next ten years. A major challenge to the project is a lawsuite by publishers who contend that Google's wholesale scanning of books in participating libraries is a violation of copyright law.
The outcome of the case, and the results of Google's project, could have a significant impact on academics and libraries and how researchers will find material in public domain, out of print, or in-print books in the future.
article at The New Yorker
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