Brewster Kahle isn't happy with Google Book Search. As director and co-founder of the Internet Archive, he isn't the least bit timid in his criticisms, either. "Google is trying to set themselves up as the only place to get to these materials; the only library; the only access," Kahle reportedly said. "The idea of having only one company control the library of human knowledge is a nightmare."
Google Blogoscoped. Lenssen was working with a video interview conducted by Mario Sixtus, and noted, "please don't take this fully verbatim, as I took several freedoms to clarify and make the best out of parts I didn't understand (corrections are welcome of course)." Lenssen's transcript, however, is good enough for me, and his efforts are appreciated. According to that transcript, then, alternative," he explained, "one that has corporate interests protected, as well as the public interest. We're working with Yahoo, Microsoft and the Open Content Alliance, to do digitization that does bring a balance . . . . Balances can be struck, it's just not being struck by a couple of companies that are going at it now." Kahle's words are turning some rather important heads. Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark murdok: Doug is a staff writer for murdok for the latest eBusiness news.Google Book Search: The Path To Dystopia?
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