Google Seeks Data From Competitors

Iria · Oct 8, 2006, 02:22 PM

Source: DailyTech
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In an effort to defend itself against a lawsuit filed by book publishers, Google is subpoenaing documents from competitors Yahoo and Microsoft. Google hopes to get useful data to help form a legal defense after being sued by a number of organizations.

The Authors Guild and McGraw-Hill Cos., along with a number of publishing companies and authors, believe Google is infringing the rights of copyright holders with its service. The Open Content Alliance, designed by Yahoo, is openly supported by publishers. Google also plans to subpoena documents from the Association of American Publishers, Random House and Amazon.

Oct 8, 2006, 02:22 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Google Seeks Data From Competitors Source: DailyTech _______ In an effort to defend itself against a lawsuit filed by book publishers, Google is subpoenaing documents from competitors Yahoo and Microsoft. Google hopes to get useful data to help form a legal defense after being sued by a number of organizations. The Authors Guild and McGraw-Hill Cos., along with a number of publishing companies and authors, believe Google is infringing the rights of copyright holders with its service. The Open Content Alliance, designed by Yahoo, is openly supported by publishers. Google also plans to subpoena documents from the Association of American Publishers, Random House and Amazon.