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3 pages in length. In its ongoing quest to become the world's leading provider of information and knowledge, Google plans to scan millions of books and make them readily available to some extent over the entire Internet. When one first begins to process this concept, the first thing that comes to mind is how such this idea can be unfeasible on many levels, not the least of which includes legal, ethical and regulatory. Upon closer consideration, however, it becomes clear how even in light of the intense debate swirling around the issue that it actually stands to "preserve books from decay but would not infringe copyright" (BBC, 2006). Even with that endorsement from University of Michigan head Mary Sue Coleman, who calls the project "legal, ethical and noble" (BBC, 2006), there is still too much leeway where the more finite elements of legalities, ethics and regulatory issues are concerned to actually believe Google's plan is truly appropriate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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them readily available to some extent over the entire Internet. When one first begins to process this concept, the first thing that comes to mind is how such this
idea can be unfeasible on many levels, not the least of which includes legal, ethical and regulatory. Upon closer consideration, however, it becomes clear how even in light of
the intense debate swirling around the issue that it actually stands to "preserve books from decay but would not infringe copyright" (BBC, 2006). Even with that endorsement from University
of Michigan head Mary Sue Coleman, who calls the project "legal, ethical and noble" (BBC, 2006), there is still too much leeway where the more finite elements of legalities, ethics
and regulatory issues are concerned to actually believe Googles plan is truly appropriate. The digitizing of such a vast collection of books brings to light the primary issue of copyright
and the ethical, legal and regulatory issues that directly relate to the still-evolving aspects of Internet access. According to the Association of American Publishers, an organization spearheading a lawsuit
against Google to prevent the books being made available free of charge to the public, copyright infringement is the obvious problem with the entire project. Google, however, counters the
accusation by claiming it will not permit copyright infringement and instead its book search will be a "book-finding tool, not a book-reading-tool" (BBC, 2006). The Association of American Publishers, whose
lawsuit took shape after the organizations attempt to come to some type of mutual agreement failed, seeks to prove how copyright infringement occurs each and every time Google scans publications
in their entirety. Of those backing the lawsuit, publishers McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, the Penguin Group (USA), Simon & Schuster and John Wiley & Sons represent the strongest alliance in
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