Authors, publishers settle suit against Google (Update)

October 28, 2008

(AP) -- Eager to cool the debate over copyrighted text online and anxious to make some money, Google and the publishing industry announced Tuesday that they have settled their three-year legal battle over the Internet giant's book search program.

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