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Google Speaks Out on Copyright

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From: TVC Alert Research News
The Virtual Chase
http://www.virtualchase.com
29 September 2006


Google Speaks Out on Copyright
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<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/our-approach-to-content.html>
<http://tinyurl.com/s36rf>

(26 Sep) The official Google Blog contains a post on the search engine's
mission and how it jibes with U.S. copyright law.

"[T]oday only a fraction of the world's information is available online.
Our aim to help organize the world's information and make it universally
accessible and useful means working with a lot of information....
Because we don't own this content, over the years we've come up with
three primary principles to ensure that we respect content owners and
protect their rights...."

RELATED: Google in Tussle for Digital Rights
Business Week Online, 27 September 2006
("A Belgian ruling sets the stage for a battle between publishers and
the search giant over who sets the rules for posting copyrighted
content.")
<http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2006/gb20060927_960729.htm>
<http://tinyurl.com/mvhgp>

RELATED: Copyright Jungle
Columbia Journalism Review, Sep/Oct 2006
(Written specifically for journalists, the article is an excellent
overview of current issues in U.S. copyright law and how they have an
impact on efforts such as Google's book project.)
<http://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp>

RELATED: Angry publishers stamp on search spiders
CNet News, 26 September 2006
("Publishers around the world are collectively putting their foot down
against search engines in a new global initiative to regain control of
their content.")
<http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029694,49283872,00.htm>
<http://tinyurl.com/ky78b>

RELATED: British Library calls for digital copyright action
CNet News, 25 September 2005
("The British Library has called for a 'serious updating' of current
copyright law to 'unambiguously' include digital content and take
technological advances into account.")
<http://news.com.com/British+Library+calls+for+digital+copyright+action/2100-1025_3-6119043.html>
<http://tinyurl.com/koujz>