Yahoo and Microsoft Vs Google

Google wants to digitize thousands of books and placed on the internet reaping criticism from various parties. Yahoo and Google in coalition to file a class action over Google wants this. "Yes, we have agreed to participate in the coalition," said a Microsoft spokesman. A spokesman for Yahoo also said it has signed this agreement.

Google wants this can lead to monopoly pricing. The books can be digitized can haya sold by Google. Amazon.com Inc. is also reportedly joined in this coalition, but a spokesman said: "We do not comment on rumors or speculation."

Goggle respond to this problem by saying "This agreement is not exclusive. If repaired by the court, it will expand access to millions of books in the U.S., "said Gabriel Stricker, a Google spokesman.

Google wants is being much studied by the U.S. Justice Department, the European Commission and a group of state attorneys United States. James Grimmelmann law professor from New York University says

"Google's true that there are benefits of access to books that are available, but whether this is a problem in the problem persaiangan"

On this issue there is also suspected of copyright infringement. But Google has agreed to pay $ 125 million to create a Book Rights Registry, where authors and publishers can register works and receive compensation from institutional subscriptions or book sales. A settlement approval hearing is set for October 7 in U.S. District Court in New York.