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Google's desire to scan old books has critics casting it as Goliath

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out-of-print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's history.


Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine sale

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday to undo the sale by Diebold Inc. of its voting machine business, saying the transaction promotes a monopoly.


Fairness hearing postponed for Google books deal

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A judge noted the many objections to a $125 million deal giving Google Inc. digital rights to millions of out-of-print books as he agreed Thursday to postpone a fairness hearing so the agreement can be rewritten ...


Warner Bros. to impose delay on Redbox, others

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created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Warner Bros. on Thursday joined studios Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox in demanding shipments be delayed to $1-per-night DVD rental kiosks like Redbox in an attempt to preserve demand for higher-priced disc ...


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Justice probing tech company recruiting

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The US Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether the recruiting practices of some of the largest US technology companies violated antitrust laws, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.


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US anti-trust inquiry into Google, Apple

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US officials have begun investigating whether close ties between the boards of technology giants Google and Apple violate antitrust laws, the New York Times said Tuesday.