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Google Book Search settlement undermines democracy

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The limits imposed on the free access to information through Google Book Search are pretty restrictive. A user can only view a few pages of a book before an arbitrary limit is reached, which the publishers determine because they hold the copyright. This is completely undemocratic and flies in the face of free access to knowledge.

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bowlofsoup Posted by bowlofsoup 4 months ago:  
founder how does this have anything to do with democracy? private owners of valuable content don't want their stuff being downloaded for free. on the surface, it seems totally fair. [QUOTE]
 
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