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| April 13, 2005 | Pickering, Bobby | COPYRIGHT 2005 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bobby Pickering

Google clarifies Print differences in Europe

Google UK has sought to clarify its position with the Google Print project, saying it is taking an entirely different approach in Europe.

The company was hit last month by a class action lawsuit in the US brought by the Authors Guild, which is suing it for violation of its copyright. The legal action demands Google ceases digitising library books without authors' permission.

Rabin Yaghoubi, strategic partner development director in Europe, told IWR in an exclusive interview that the company believes it is acting completely legally in the US, under the laws of fair use. "But we want to make it clear that in Europe we are only scanning library works that are in the public domain and pre-1900".

The Google Print project is divided into two strands -- a Publisher Partner programme and ...

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