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Judge rejects settlement between Google, book industry

By By The Associated Press

NEW YORK ? A federal judge yesterday rejected a deal between Internet search leader Google and the book industry that would have put millions of volumes online, citing anti-trust concerns and the need for involvement from Congress while acknowledging the potential benefit of putting literature in front of the masses. Judge Denny Chin said the creation of a universal library would "simply go too far," and he was troubled by the differences between Google's views and those of everyone affected read more

Full post as published by First Amendment Center on March 22, 2011 (boomark / email).