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Tim O'Reilly on the Google Library Project

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

dkleinsc writes "The New York Times is running an op-ed piece(free registration required) by Tim O'Reilly arguing that the Google Library Project is a good thing for authors in general, and suggests a lawsuit by the Author's Guild against Google is acting against authors' best interest."

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  1. This is pure innovation by kianu7 · · Score: 1, Funny
    The idea of Google Library is pure innovation.

    This will really help folks find books that they want to read. Instead of spending countless hours combing through books at the local bookstore, all I would have to do is enter a keyword into the Google Library Search Engine, such as "snatch" and see what it turns up.

    In addition, is going to make it sooooo much easier to fill out the bibliography section on those pesky college term papers!

    Go! Go! Google Library!!

  2. Re:No More New York Times Stories Please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ignorent

    I think that sums up everything you said right there.

  3. Quote of the Month by StoryMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors than copyright infringement, or even outright piracy."

    A-fucking-men.

    Write that down and stick it up the tight-suited asses of the golf-loving, lexus-driving, greedy-mother-fucking-artist-screwing RIAA executives and tell them to go blow a taco.