Google book archive plan prompts growing opposition

From Independent.ie:

Plans by Google in the US to scan millions of books into a giant digital archive have prompted fresh opposition from authors and publishers ahead of a court battle.

Opponents and supporters of the internet giant’s scheme are lining up for a legal fight over a complex deal agreed last year to fix royalty payments to authors.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York will decide in October whether the payment offer made by Google is fair.

The article goes on to note that Google has already scanned seven million out-of-print books. Full story here.