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A statement by the EU commission on Monday called for a legislative framework (Photo: Flickr.com)

Google online books scheme raises concerns in Europe

As the scope of Google's plans to digitise millions of books gradually becomes clear, European publishers, booksellers and authors are up in arms about copyright, data privacy and censorship issues.

They aired their fears in Brussels on Monday (7 September) at a European Commission hearing looking into the implications of the search engine giant's stated aim of "democratising information."

Many of the speakers at the day-long event expressed concern that the world's cultural herit...

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A statement by the EU commission on Monday called for a legislative framework (Photo: Flickr.com)

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