You authors are saps to resist Googling - Los Angeles Times

Stupid authors still suing Google…

You authors are saps to resist Googling - Los Angeles Times

But this isn’t the same as the recording industry’s war on file-sharing or the Motion Picture Assn. of America’s battles against DVD bootleggers. Google isn’t pirating books. They’re giving away previews. And in order to provide those keyword-searchable peeks, Google may have to scan entire books. For example, let’s say you’re a pug aficionado. A search on print.google.com for “tiara” “pug” can’t point you to the instructive masterpiece “Putting Party Hats on Dogs” unless the scan process got all the way to page 237, where the chapter “Princess Tea Parties for Toy Breeds” begins.

OK, there is no such book, but work with me here.

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