<<Google ... and a group of authors and publishers are in talks with the U.S. Justice Department about possibly modifying an agreement struck last October to publish millions of books online ...
The settlement involved Google paying $125 million to create a Book Rights Registry, where authors and publishers could register works and receive compensation for books and other publications that the search giant would put online.
But Bloomberg cited two unnamed sources as saying that parties to the deal were now talking to the Justice Department about possible changes to the agreement, ahead of a Friday deadline for the department's antitrust division to file its brief to the court. ...
Google is now seeking to assuage regulatory fears the settlement will discourage competitors, according to Bloomberg.>> |
