Google Book Deal Can Survive the Scrutiny

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A French court told Google that it cannot digitise French books without the publisher's approval and ordered the online giant to pay 300,000 euros (430,000 dollars) in damages. For more information check http://www.videocrux.com/video/17791/French-court-orders-Google-to-stop-scanning-French-books

Rohit of FL 5:27AM February 02, 2010

A French court told Google that it cannot digitise French books without the publisher's approval and ordered the online giant to pay 300,000 euros (430,000 dollars) in damages. For more information check http://www.videocrux.com/video/17791/French-court-orders-Google-to-stop-scanning-French-books

Rohit of FL 5:24AM February 02, 2010

Hmm... there's a lot of competition for publishing-on-demand, and then there's the Kindle, the e-Reader, and now the iPhone; plus Scribd and the worthy and venerable Project Guttenberg. I don't see Google getting a monopoly here anymore than Google Docs has a monopoly (see Zimbra Desktop, Zoho Office, Adobe Online, etc.). If anybody's in the driver's seat right now, it's more likely to be Amazon with the Kindle (boy, do I want one!).

Robert Dunbar of IL 8:34AM April 30, 2009