Publishers sue Google over book search project

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Google isn't all that great.

It is interesting you didn't mention the losses. How about the new copyright laws they failed to have overturned.

The one thing I don't like is their dedication to have everything shared on the internet. Privacy doesn't seem to be on their radar.

And that is the thing. It isn't fair use because Google will scan in the whole book and show you the highlights that correspond to your search. The books contents have to be in Google's cache. You will need permission to copy a whole book so the cache can deliver the the sentences related to your phrase. It isn't the one or two sentences delivered to the phrase in the search.

I would buy a book if given a title, author and a synopsis but I would go to different sources. Then I would check it out at a bookstore if available. So, yes I would use a synopsis given by different sources in their own words.

All of those publishing houses are OK. They are allowed to divulge the contents of a book they are publishing in regard to the contract that was signed with the author. Google doesn't. Neither does other publishing houses that didn't sign on with the author.

Those movie reviews are released by the studios and they are called trailers. They are allowed to comment on them. But critics cannot grab any section of movie or any length without permission.

A copyright webpage will not sue you because they want to be viewed. That is their intended design. An author wants to show you what they want you to see. That is their intended design and intended design is weighted in fair use.

Has nothing to do with money. It has to do with control on what is to be revealed to the public. No control, no profits. In spite of what you say. Control is more important than profits. Ask any businessman or woman.

No but its entire content is in the cache to match the search phrase. They should just copy Amazon's business model. That would be legal.

Over the top graphics, gimme a break. I had to turn off adblock to load it.

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I like the WSJ article the best. Even they said you had to cache the entire book to make this work. I disagreed with the fact on the only thing that is important is what is shown. Different phrase different word for word excerpts from the book. This goes beyond a mere indexer.

If they all agree on this it could also mean that all three news rooms have a vested interest if this goes thru. Just Google up your next review of a book. Look at this from the author's perspective. Good authors don't even need Google.

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