Libraries Ask Court For Safeguards On Google Settlement

“Three organizations representing 139,000 libraries today asked the judge overseeing Google’s settlement with authors and publishers to make sure that the company doesn’t violate the privacy of readers who would use its vast digital books collection. They also petitioned U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin to ensure that Google doesn’t set the price for access to its digital books ‘beyond the reach of many libraries.'”