Comments on: Google Providing Free Book Downloads http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/google-providing-free-book-downloads/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/google-providing-free-book-downloads/#comment-53621 Ian Bell Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:29:10 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-53621 In reality this is no different than the videos they are showing. Obviously those were shot by real people and they are being added without consent too. Ditto for YouTube In reality this is no different than the videos they are showing. Obviously those were shot by real people and they are being added without consent too. Ditto for YouTube

]]> By: Barry http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/google-providing-free-book-downloads/#comment-53619 Barry Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:28:23 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-53619 I have heard that Google could really get into trouble with this. Expect major lawsuits here. <br /> <br /> So let me get this straight, say you are an author that has not copyrighted your book (which would be dumb anyways) for some reason or another, but have it sitting somewhere in the public domain. Can Google just swipe it up and offer it as a download without your permission? I have heard that Google could really get into trouble with this. Expect major lawsuits here.

So let me get this straight, say you are an author that has not copyrighted your book (which would be dumb anyways) for some reason or another, but have it sitting somewhere in the public domain. Can Google just swipe it up and offer it as a download without your permission?

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