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Thread: What do you think of Google copyright infringement?
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[quote=KATRINA,382228]Google has built a digital library to allow users to read millions of books online. The search giant says that anyone at anytime in the future can read millions of e-books online for free. Sounds good, isn’t? But Google isn’t stupid. Building such a digital library spends a lot of money and Google must have a way to earn more. Google admits that it can earn benefits from selling advertisements. How can Google to get so many books? Just scan any book written by any writer. Actually, Google has offended many writers in the world. In US, Google has offered a settlement to the writers---“authors who accept Google's scan could get 60 U.S. dollars per book as compensation, as well as 63 percent of the income from online reading. Readers of the books online would pay a fee for digital access to the book.” According to the settlement, if the author rejects Google's right to scan, he or she should appeal before Jan 5, 2010. Authors should approach Google authorizing the scanning and get the compensation before June 5, 2010. However, Chinese writers don’t accept this settlement. Currently, Google is discussing with China Written Works Copyright Society, hoping they can reach an agreement on this issue. How do you view Google copyright infringement? [/quote]
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