Book Search

Google: We’re Hiring, and Spending, Again

Peter Kafka in Media on October 7, 2009 at 10:55 am PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt used the opening moments of a New York City press conference to reinforce a message he’s been delivering for several weeks: The worst is over, things are looking up, and Google is spending accordingly.

France to Google Books Deal: Go Away or I Shall Taunt You a Second Time 

John Paczkowski in News on September 8, 2009 at 4:30 am PT

Google claims that its Book Search settlement will “bring back to life millions of lost books in a way that serves the interest of all.” And if that truly is its goal, the company is going to have to put its own Brobdingnagian self interests second to those of others–if only for a little while. To wit, Google’s announcement Monday of a number of concessions to the European Union, which seems a bit dubious of the whole thing.

A Google Book Search for "Antitrust Law" Ought to Come in Handy Here…

John Paczkowski in News on April 29, 2009 at 9:27 am PT

Google’s gone and run afoul of the Department of Justice again. Its interest piqued by the growing outcry over the company’s proposed book-search settlement with authors and publishers, the agency has opened an inquiry.

A Google Book Search for “Antitrust Law” Ought to Come in Handy Here…

John Paczkowski in News on April 29, 2009 at 9:27 am PT

Google’s gone and run afoul of the Department of Justice again. Its interest piqued by the growing outcry over the company’s proposed book-search settlement with authors and publishers, the agency has opened an inquiry.