Google treats copyright as opt-in - publisher
Link: Google treats copyright as opt-in - publisher
Google’s infamous Google Books project was accused of copyright infringement by French publisher La Martiniere.
La Martiniere, which also owns Le Seuil, Delachaux, Niestle and Harry N Abrams, accuses Google of copying 100 of its titles without permission.
Google responded by stating the publisher had every right to opt-out of the project.
Which really underlines the arrogance of Google with regards to the Google Books project - a project that treats copyright as an opt-in process.
It’s not the first legal action we’ve seen, but hopefully we’ll see the legal issues raised settled in reasonable time - and Google told to understand that it cannot simply trample over intellectual property rights, just because Google thinks it is a good idea to.
