Angela Merkel attacks Google's plans to create a global online library
German chancellor expresses fears for copyright in run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair
German chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday waded into the row over Google's plans to build a massive digital library. In her weekly video podcast, before the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair this week, Merkel appealed for more international co-operation on copyright protection and said her government opposed Google's drive to create online libraries full of scanned books.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Sunday, 11 October, 2009
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