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The surprisingly hi-tech system behind Google's controversial scheme to scan millions of books has finally come to light

Google is cagey about exactly how it scans books for its digital library effort, but a patent reveals details--and the hurdles competitors face. Read this blog post by Stephen Shankland on Cutting Edge.

This article discusses mostly the copyright issue within the US and the UK and their deals with libraries. It gives an explanation of the scanning process and the problems with authors, different companies and libraries.

The Chinese novelist Mian Mian is suing Google for copyright issues after they digitalized her book without permission and take commercial for it. This is my stimulus article.

An organisation of more than 8,000 authors has accused Google of "massive copyright infringement," claiming that the internet search engine does not have permission to put its books in the public domain for commercial. This article includes comments from Google and which libraries have agreed. Discusses the issue thoroughly.

This article discusses the problem going on between Google and Chinese authors because Google digitalizes their books without permission and copyright. It gives percentages of the violation of copyrights as well as numbers within the deal Google is offering.

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