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European Publishers Fight Against Google Books

Sep. 12, 2009
Google's project to digitize and sell out-of-print books has already angered U.S. publishers, forcing it to reach a settlement. Now European publishers are attacking the Internet giant over what they're calling a cultural land grab
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