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Disability Group Boosts Google Book Search
Disability Group Boosts Google Book Search
By Ryan Singel August 7, 2009 | 3:00 pm |
Categories: Miscellaneous
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<http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/
disability-group-boosts-google-book-search/>
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<http://tinyurl.com/ml2952>
Googles Book Search program will help the blind and wheelchair-bound read
more, a disability group told a federal judge Wednesday, giving Google
some much needed support in its attempt to create the online library and
bookstore of the future.
The American Association of People with Disabilities told federal court
judge Denny Chin that vast numbers of books will be opened up for many
people for the first time ever, citing the fact that Google Book Search
will digitize books into formats that can be used by specialized readers.
The nonprofit group asked the court to approve the controversial copyright
settlement that Google struck in 2007 to settle a class action lawsuit
filed by authors and publishers.
Thats good news for the search and advertising giant, given the settlement
is under investigation by the Justice Department and is facing stiff
opposition from rights groups and some authors. They are concerned that
the settlement will give Google a monopoly on the worlds digital books,
leading to problems with censorship, tracking and price gouging.
In particular, the settlement will help people who have a difficult time
getting to the library or bookstore, while people with vision loss will be
able to search for and read books that the general public can, according
to the letter (.pdf) from the organizations CEO Andrew Imparato.
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