Saturday, August 22, 2009

Archive.org Founder Says "Google is trying to monopolise the library system"

BBC reports:

Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library.

Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive.

They oppose a legal settlement that could make Google the main source for many online works.

“Google is trying to monopolise the library system,” the Internet Archive’s founder Brewster Kahle told BBC News.

You can find out more about Google’s explanation on the subject at their Book Settlement page.

[Via Seth.]

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