[Upd-discuss] [BP] EU to follow Google's lead with online library (fwd)

[Michael Hart]

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Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:04:40 -0400
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Subject: [BP] EU to follow Google's lead with online library

http://www.out-law.com/page-6190

04/10/2005 | OUT-LAW News


  EU to follow Google's lead with online library


Google's internet library project will face competition from Yahoo!, but also 
from a less predictable rival: the European Commission announced its own plan 
on Friday. And it has an advantage: if copyright laws interfere with its plans 
it can change the laws.

The Commission wants to put Europe's cultural heritage on the internet by 
turning books, photos, records and films into a massive digital library. It has 
launched a consultation that invites suggestions for legislative measures that 
could facilitate the digitisation and subsequent accessibility of copyright 
material while respecting the legitimate interests of authors.

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