Google Book Search deal under fire Google Watch, posted by googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Apr 30, 2009 at 1:50 pm googlewatch is a member (registered user) of Mountain View Online
Google is under increasing scrutiny for its plans to publish books online as a lawsuit settlement with authors and publishers is under court review.
Google defended the deal and explained its benefits on its public policy blog today.
Meanwhile, bloggers are criticizing Google's efforts to commoditize and control books. The justice department has opened an anti-trust inquiry into the deal, the New York Times reports.