"Google library: Open Culture" http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/19/google.books.ap/index.html
"SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Already facing a legal challenge for alleged copyright infringement, Google's crusade to build a digital library has triggered a philosophical debate with an alternative project promising better online access to the world's books, art and historical documents.
The latest tensions revolve around Google's insistence on chaining the digital content to its Internet-leading search engine and the nine major libraries that have aligned themselves with the Mountain View-based company.
A splinter group called the Open Content Alliance favors a less restrictive approach to prevent mankind's accumulated knowledge from being controlled by a commercial entity, even if it is a company like Google that has embraced "Don't Be Evil" as its creed."
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