Wednesday
Oct292008
Google Buys Knowledge
Wednesday 29 October, 2008
More from the BBC. As well as shaping how we interact with the internet, Google now seems to be making a more general attempt to mould how we assimilate any and all information, starting with this:
Google might well be one of the most influential distributors of poetry within the next decade. So make sure you send Sergey Brin and Larry Page your finished drafts.
Google's reach into the world's libraries looks more assured following a deal struck today.
The agreement with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers will resolve a number of lawsuits from the last three years.
Google will establish a non-profit Book Rights Registry to ensure copyrighted works receive compensation via subscription services or ad revenue.
The registry and settlements will cost Google $125m (£80m).
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Web users will be able to establish an "online bookshelf" with the opportunity to buy lifetime rights to read and print scanned books searched through Google.
Google might well be one of the most influential distributors of poetry within the next decade. So make sure you send Sergey Brin and Larry Page your finished drafts.
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