Judge to wait on Google digital library ruling
Eric Schmidt, chairman and chief executive of Google, appears at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. A judge on Feb. 18 refused to give an immediate ruling on Google's plans to build a massive digital library. (Feb. 16, 2010) Credit: STR / AFP / Getty Images
A Manhattan judge says it will take some time to decide whether Google can legally build the world’s biggest digital library.
Judge Denny Chin was hearing oral arguments Thursday. More than
500 written submissions were made after Google Inc. struck a $125
million deal with authors and publishers. Chin said there’s “too
much to digest” to rule immediately.
The publishing industry sued Google after it announced plans to
build the giant online library in December 2004. Since then, the
Mountain View, Calif., company has scanned more than 12 million
books. Google says the judge holds the key to “the greatest
library in history.”
The Justice Department says the effort holds “vast promise”
but still raises antitrust issues.
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