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UW Librarian Praises Google Settlement

A UW-Madison library official says a proposed settlement between search-engine giant Google and various writers and publishers groups will greatly enhance learning and research opportunities.

The settlement seeks to end a 2005 lawsuit filed against Google by the Authors Guild and numerous publishers and authors. It alleges that Googleâ??s scanning of copyrighted library books and posting unauthorized portions of them in search results was illegal. (11th item.)