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GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH ADDS UNIV OF WISCONSIN LIBRARY

SAN FRANCISCO: The University of Wisconsin has agreed to take part in Google Inc's bid to scan book collections of the world's great libraries, joining a second wave of backers for the controversial project, the two organisations said today.
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Google Faces Antitrust Investigation for Agreement to Digitize Millions of Books Online

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether Google is violating antitrust laws by reaching an agreement with authors and publishers to digitize millions of printed books and post the contents online. We speak to Brewster Kahle, founder of the non-profit internet library Archive.org. He's among critics warning Google could end up with a monopoly of access to information and exclusive license to profit from millions of books. Ref. Source 7

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I think putting some of these books in digital form may save a lot of books from going away. As they age they get brittle and a lot of care has to be taken to kep them in good condition. Having the books on a disk could make it a lot easier to store and keep safe.

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US objects to Google book deal

The US justice department urges a court to reject a deal allowing internet company Google to publish millions of books online. Ref. Source 4

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Fine for Google over French books

A French court fines Google 300,000 euros and tells it to remove some titles from the archive of digital books it is creating. Ref. Source 1

Google To Scan All Major Books

Google is sued by Chinese author

A Chinese writer, Mian Mian, is taking Google to court in Beijing overs its plan to create a digital library of books. Ref. Source 9

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US objects to Google books plan

The US Department of Justice says that it is still not satisfied with a deal that would allow Google to build a vast digital library. Ref. Source 3

Google Scan Major Books Computer Issues & Video Gaming

As the internet gets bigger and bigger it would be a good thing to have a lot of these books on the internet. This in itself will save a lot of trees.