By THEO EMERY
Who knew there was so much fight in those dusty books? When Google announced plans in 2004 to scan millions of tomes tucked into library stacks across the country, admirers embraced the ambitious project as a digital undertaking as visionary as Magellan setting sail around the world. The project would throw open musty archives everywhere, putting hidden works on the Internet for all to use.
How things change. The library project is now embroiled in a ferocious legal free-for-all spanning the globe. At the battle's heart is Google's year-old settlement with groups representing authors and publishers who sued the company over its plans to digitize and copy books. In response to complaints by settlement's many opponents, a federal judge in New York has asked Google to revise the settlement by Nov 9. After that, opponents and the Department of Justice will carefully scrutinize the new deal.
The Global Anti-Trust Battle Over Google's Library
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