Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google's attempt to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose a legal settlement that could make Google the main source for many online works.
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lozz
15 years 5 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago
No good guys
In a fight between three monopolists there are no good guys.
Profits will be the major item on the agenda and the free transfer of information in our society will run dead last.