Archive for May 8th, 2009

US states mulling Google book-scan pact (The Register)

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Friday, May 8th, 2009

Will Prince of Wales click with Google and the digital age? (Times Online)

First it was MySpace, now it is Google. The Prince of Wales’s one-man digital revolution moved up a gear last night when it was announced that he is to address Google’s annual European Zeitgeist gathering this month.

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Microsoft tries to drag Google into EU battle (Financial Times)

The European Commission would hand Google even greater dominance of the internet search business if it pressed ahead with planned regulations on Microsoft ’s Windows operating system, the US software company has claimed.

Friday, May 8th, 2009

U.S. state AGs looking at Google books deal (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State attorneys general are looking into a proposed settlement Google Inc reached with author and publisher groups allowing the Internet company to digitize millions of books, a participant in a recent discussion of the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Google heading for global trademark storm (Times Online)

The internet search engine giant Google has announced that it will extend to 194 countries a scheme that allows companies to use their rivals' trademarks for online advertising.

Friday, May 8th, 2009