Google, operator of the world's biggest internet search engine, announced a settlement of a lawsuit with five publishers over the digital scanning of books. The deal doesn't resolve litigation by authors.
The settlement ends the publishers' portion of a copyright infringement suit brought against the company in New York in 2005, Google and the Association of American Publishers said on Thursday in a statement. US publishers can choose to make their books and articles available for the project or have them removed, according to the statement.
Google announced in 2004 a plan to digitally scan books from public and university libraries to provide snippets of text to people who use its search engine. The Authors Guild, individual authors and publishing companies sued, claiming Google hadn't sought authorisation from works' owners. They accused Google of infringing copyrights on a massive scale.
"We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation," said Tom Allen, chief executive officer of the publishers' association. "It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders ."
The agreement is with The McGraw-Hill Cos, Pearson Education, Penguin Group USA, John Wiley & Sons and Simon & Schuster, which is owned by CBS. The agreement doesn't require court approval , according to the statement.
The settlement ends the publishers' portion of a copyright infringement suit brought against the company in New York in 2005, Google and the Association of American Publishers said on Thursday in a statement. US publishers can choose to make their books and articles available for the project or have them removed, according to the statement.
Google announced in 2004 a plan to digitally scan books from public and university libraries to provide snippets of text to people who use its search engine. The Authors Guild, individual authors and publishing companies sued, claiming Google hadn't sought authorisation from works' owners. They accused Google of infringing copyrights on a massive scale.
"We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation," said Tom Allen, chief executive officer of the publishers' association. "It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders ."
The agreement is with The McGraw-Hill Cos, Pearson Education, Penguin Group USA, John Wiley & Sons and Simon & Schuster, which is owned by CBS. The agreement doesn't require court approval , according to the statement.
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