Anti-Google Coalition Rises

World | August 21, 2009, Friday // 14:30|  views

In 2008, Google agreed to pay USD 125 M to create a Book Rights Registry, where authors and publishers can register works and receive compensation. Photo by asymptotia.com

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, the BBC reported.

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

"Google is trying to monopolize the library system. If this deal goes ahead, they're making a real shot at being 'the' library and the only library", the Internet Archive's founder Brewster Kahle said.

In 2008, Google agreed to pay USD 125 M to create a Book Rights Registry, where authors and publishers can register works and receive compensation. Authors and publishers would get 70% from the sale of these books with Google keeping the remaining 30%.

In its defence, Google has argued that the deal brings great benefits to authors and will make millions of out-of-print books widely available online and in libraries.

 

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