Now Google is suspected of violating antitrust laws
According to IDG News, the US Department of Justice suspects Google of violating antitrust laws and is already conducting an investigation into this matter.
The reason for the suspicion was the agreement concluded in 2008 between Google and the largest publishers and authors of the United States.
Let me remind you that at the end of 2005, American publishers and authors sued Google, accusing the company of massive copyright infringement. Then the cause of the claim was the search service Google Book Search, in the bases of which are digital copies of books. The service provides libraries with access to electronic books without the direct consent of the authors.
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Only in the fall of 2008, this conflict was resolved. For Google, the cost of the suit was 125 million dollars, which went to the creation of the Register of rights to books (Books Rights Registry). Any writers can make their work in this register and receive money for their use. Payments come from participating libraries and universities in Google, as well as sales of electronic copies of books, advertisements, and other sources.
According to the US Department of Justice, the terms of this agreement are contrary to US antitrust laws.
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The reason for the suspicion was the agreement concluded in 2008 between Google and the largest publishers and authors of the United States.
Let me remind you that at the end of 2005, American publishers and authors sued Google, accusing the company of massive copyright infringement. Then the cause of the claim was the search service Google Book Search, in the bases of which are digital copies of books. The service provides libraries with access to electronic books without the direct consent of the authors.
')
Only in the fall of 2008, this conflict was resolved. For Google, the cost of the suit was 125 million dollars, which went to the creation of the Register of rights to books (Books Rights Registry). Any writers can make their work in this register and receive money for their use. Payments come from participating libraries and universities in Google, as well as sales of electronic copies of books, advertisements, and other sources.
According to the US Department of Justice, the terms of this agreement are contrary to US antitrust laws.
Based on lenta.ru
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