NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Google will resume its plans to scan copyrighted library books into its search engine after a self-imposed hiatus, according to a published report that says the effort could set the stage for a legal fight affecting both the future of the Internet and the publishing industry.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google's Print Library Project, which was announced in December but suspended in August, still is raising objections from publishers and authors who argue that the effort impinges on intellectual property rights. But the search engine provider said it will resume scanning the collections of Stanford University and the University of Michigan "soon."
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I totally disagree with them doing this. What say you?
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