Yahoo rebuffs Google in digital-book case
Yahoo has rebuffed rival Google’s attempt to learn more about its efforts to create digital copies of books, dealing Google another setback as it prepares to fight a copyright infringement suit, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
A group of publishers and the Authors Guild sued Google in a New York federal court last year, claiming that the company did not get proper approval to make copies of books available to anyone with an Internet connection, AP reported.
As it gathers evidence for its case, Google has subpoenaed Amazon.com, Yahoo and Microsoft, among others, the report said.
Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a large alliance of businesses and libraries working together to create a digital database of books, AP said, adding that Internet retailer Amazon had scanned a large number of books so consumers could read excerpts from those that they might want to buy.
In rejecting Google’s request, Yahoo adopted the same stance taken last month by Amazon and called Google’s request a brazen attempt to pry into its trade secrets, AP said.
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