Search giant must also pony up damages to publisher, industry
(NEWSER) - Beleaguered publishers won one against Google today as a French judge ordered the company to immediately stop scanning French books. The court sided with French publisher La Martiniere and other industry groups, who claimed in a lawsuit that the search giant’s book-scanning project violates copyrights. The company must also pay out $430,000 in damages, the Paris Civil Court ruling mandates. The plaintiffs argued that Google did not make an effort to check with rightful owners before digitizing the texts. More»
