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 NEW YORK (AP) - Just weeks after a leading authors' organization sued Google for copyright infringement, the Association of American Publishers has also filed suit against the search engine giant's plans to scan and index books for the Internet.
Under the Google Print Library Project, millions of copyrighted books from five major libraries — including the University of Michigan and the New York Public Library — will be indexed on the Internet unless the copyright holder notifies the company by Nov. 1 about which volumes should be excluded. A few sentences from each book would be viewable, but could not be printed or downloaded.
Google has called the project an invaluable chance for books to receive increased exposure. The library project is an offshoot of the Google Print program, for which publishers voluntarily submit copyrighted material.
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