Google Claims Orphan Books, Raising Alarm in Academia - NYTimes.com

Google Claims Orphan Books, Raising Alarm in Academia - NYTimes.com: "Google has been scanning the pages of those books and others as part of its plan to bring a digital library and bookstore, unprecedented in scope, to computer screens across the United States.

But a growing chorus is complaining that a far-reaching settlement of a suit brought against Google by publishers and authors is about to grant the company too much power over orphan works.

These critics say the settlement, which is subject to court approval, will give Google virtually exclusive rights to publish the books online and to profit from them."