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Libraries Square Off Against Google’s Book Deal

The groups are asking the courts to prevent making Google the sole provider of the digital form of many books and research materials.

By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek
May 5, 2009

Library groups on Monday asked a federal court judge to exercise “vigorous oversight” of a settlement between Google and book publishers and [...]

Swedish Pirate Party may get seat in EU Parliament
Posted on – Tue May 5, 2009 10:05AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Pirate Party, which wants to reform copyright law, could ride a wave of discontent over tighter control of computer file-sharing all the way into the European Parliament in June.

The jail sentences handed out last month to [...]