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French Publisher Gallimard Planning To Sue Google

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First Posted: 05/30/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:00 PM ET

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Gallimard and two other French publishers plan to sue Google for scanning books without prior permission. The move was announced at the Paris Book Fair by Gallimard chief executive Antoine Gallimard.

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Gallimard and two other French publishers plan to sue Google for scanning books without prior permission. The move was announced at the Paris Book Fair by Gallimard chief executive Antoine Gallimard.
Gallimard and two other French publishers plan to sue Google for scanning books without prior permission. The move was announced at the Paris Book Fair by Gallimard chief executive Antoine Gallimard.
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andycan
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05:27 AM on 03/31/2010
BIG BROTHER BRYN

Bryn of Google wants to be Big Brother.
For G**'s sake he should be bloody well prevented.
GOOGLE SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN ANDS CAN'T read!
Huff's readers should really think about that.
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