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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9971

8 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/copyright
Debate on repercussions for Europe of “Google books affair”

Brussels, 07/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - Authors, publishers and civil servants met in Brussels on Monday 7 September to discuss the implications of the “Google books affair” for copyright and royalties in the European Union. According to the settlement currently being studied by US justice system, Google proposes putting every work written in the United States online in a digital format. In Europe, some see a threat to authors' royalties, and even to our cultural heritage, while others...

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