Help! says Google to MS, Yahoo
p2pnet.net News:- Ironically, Google is looking to rivals Microsoft and Yahoo for help with its copyright lawsuit problems.
But the help it hopes to get won’t come willingly, meaning documents will have to be subpoenaed.
“McGraw-Hill Cos. and the Authors Guild, along with other publishers and authors, contend that a Google project to digitize the libraries of four major U.S. universities, as well as portions of the New York Public Libary and Oxford University’s libraries, ignores the rights of copyright holders in favor of Google’s economic self-interest,” says The San Jose Mecury News.
“The publishers support a separate book-scanning effort, known as the Open Content Alliance, that was conceived by Yahoo and the non-profit Internet Archive, and that seeks explicit permission from copyright holders. The alliance has promised to make books available to all search engines.”
Google will be demanding book lists, costs, estimated sales, dealings with publishers and possible benefit or harm to copyright owners, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court in New York, says Bloomberg News, also saying:
” Google, which doesn’t disclose how many books it has scanned, also wants to know the title, authors and copyright status of books already offered through competitors’ book projects, according to the documents. The company also is seeking information from Random House Inc., HarperCollins Publishers Inc., Holtzbrinck Publishers and the Association of American Publishers.
“The subpoena notices were filed with the court yesterday and on Sept. 29. On Sept. 26, U.S. District Judge John Sprizzo issued an order that any information gathered in the case would be used only for litigation purposes.”
Also See:
The San Jose Mecury News – Google seeks rivals’ data for lawsuit over libraries, October 5, 2006
Bloomberg News – Google to Subpoena Yahoo, Microsoft on Book, October 5, 2006
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