books e-books amazon Authors alliance was slow digital libraries Digital

books e-books amazon Authors alliance was slow digital libraries Digital

Authors of books announced a partnership in direct opposition to virtual libraries of the famous browser.

Although the authors and publishers are no longer opposed to the digital library from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Amazon announced on August 21 the formation of the Alliance Open Book.
And they decided to accuse the form of anticompetitive practices in the federal courts of the United States, these companies plan to stop the project and cancel the agreement had been reached.

In addition to these large companies a growing group of critics has complained about the legal agreement of Google, but none had the strength that apparently could have the Partnership's most famous technology companies in the world.
In 2005, shortly after the company announced its plans, received a demand from the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild, for violations of copyright.
The court did not decide whether the companies were guilty or not, because after years of negotiations, the companies agreed to pay 125 million dollars in exchange for the right to publish excerpts from books.

The arrival of the case to court will get to know the arguments on both sides, that for now only known in outline:
From Google's point of view, the proposed service will make more people have access to more books and thereby increase their knowledge. But from the standpoint of the other three companies, the deal could eliminate competitors in the young market for digital books.
The agreement between Google and booksellers associations will be reviewed by U.S. District Judge Denny Chin on 7 October in New York City.


Source: http://www.tabascohoy.com.mx/interfase/nota.php?id_nota=179495