A Book Grab by GoogleThe Washington Post, May 19, 2009
By Brewster Kahle
A court in the Southern District of New York will soon make a decision that could determine our digital future.
A ruling is expected shortly on a proposed settlement of lawsuits filed against Google in 2005 by groups representing authors and publishers claiming that Google's book-scanning project violated copyright. When Google announced its project in 2004, the company said its goal was simple yet far-reaching. Like its search engine, which points people to Web sites, Google's book search product would help people find information in books and direct them to volumes in libraries and bookstores. [...]
Read the entire op-ed piece in The Washington Post.
Brewster Kahle is founder and director of the Internet Archive and the Open Content Alliance.
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