Microsoft attacks on Google

hey friends

Microsoft attacks on Google, saying that the search giant's rival book-scanning service "systematically violates copyright".Google plans to scan millions of books and journals from libraries around the world and make them available.
However, Microsoft lawyer Thomas Rubin will say in a speech that by doing this without seeking permission, Google has left itself wide open to the accusation of copyright infringement.

find more details at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/6422471.stm

thanx

 

Nice find, rahulm. Made for an interesting read. Green rep heading your way.

 

don't take it out of context, Google is allowing small parts, maybe 5 pages out of an 800 page book available. Its the same thing Amazon and other online book sellers do without permission. How is it different from me going into barnes and noble and reading two chapters before buying.

I don't know what the complaint is because its going to help us find books that were otherwise hidden and forgotten.

 

no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner.. print.. electrionic... etc...

ah violation party

 

I think G and M are both idiots. ;D Let's just keep it at that.

 

Quality of books scan make this service nearly worthless :-|

 

Publishers would make a fortune if they would only work with modern technologies.

if i could find books by searching, i might go out and buy it.

Digital books are the way forward.

 

i think a billions of dollar company has a solution for the "violate copyright" . i dont know what they will do but i believe google will find solution for this

 

Google going to get a bit too big if that happends. Someone needs to stand their way soon.

 

Microsoft always atacks companys that are uper in a field where microsoft can't monopoll it ...

 

Nice find.

I'm sure they'll know

 

wo wo, wait a minute there, Microsoft! Why the hell do you care?

It ruin's Mic's image to just say stuff about another company when it's none of their business. I don't see Microsoft publishing books or journals.

 

attacked them huh?

they use any missiles?

 

It's just for publicity.

 

interesting news. Thanks for sharing

 

microsoft: rubish

 

Agreed! But what the heck, microsoft looks like agreesive these days.

 

I nominate you. Sic em lad!

-Michael

 

I can smell the clickbank sales page already "Learn the secrets the gurus have been using to publish books and make millions of dollars from google!"

 

Microsoft did not think of it first that is the only reason they are attacking .... it is no different from amazon or the reviews / extracts you read in magazines or newspaper