Neowin.net - Major Book Publishers Sue Google

Neowin.net - Major Book Publishers Sue Google:

Patricia Schroeder, AAP president and a former Colorado congresswoman, said the suit was filed after talks broke down. The AAP had proposed that Google use each book’s unique ID number to determine if the work is under copyright, and then seek permission from the book’s owner. For more than 30 years, most books have carried an ISBN identification number, which is machine readable.

Google, according to Schroeder, refused.

“If Google can scan every book in the English language, surely they can utilize ISBNs,” Schroeder said in a statement. “By rejecting the reasonable ISBN solution, Google left our members no choice but to file this suit.”

This is the first time I’ve seen the info that the trusty ISBN number has moved to the center of the dispute.

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