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India Objects To Google Book Settlement

angry tapir writes "About 15 Indian authors and publishers, and two Indian organizations, have submitted their objections to Google's plan to scan and sell books online. Google's proposed settlement of a US lawsuit turns copyright law on its head, according to Siddharth Arya, legal counsel for the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation, which licenses reproduction rights to books and other publications."

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  1. This is atrocious! by the+brown+guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    My people will not stand for this, there are over 1000 crore of us!

    Seriously though, despite not RTFAing, I believe that googles bookscanning should be an opt in and not opt out process.

    Thank you come again

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    Orbis terrarum est non altus satis
  2. Re:Your tone suggests it's a bad thing... by DMiax · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do not worry, the settlement will only apply to Google. You are still subject to death penalty if you whistle a copyrighted song.

  3. Re:Communism! by atheistmonk · · Score: 2, Funny

    The pain would be pulpable, even.