News tagged with internet library
British Library, Google in deal to digitize books
A treatise on a stuffed hippopotamus, an 18th-century English primer for Danish sailors and a description of the first engine-driven submarine are among 250,000 books to be made available online in a deal ...
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Google given more time to reach book settlement
A US judge on Wednesday allowed Google and US authors and publishers more time to seek a new settlement over the Internet giant's plan to create a massive online library and bookstore.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Website to serve as hub for teaching Web skills
(AP) -- A new Commerce Department website aims to give schools, libraries and job training centers the tools to help teach computer and Internet skills to Americans who are new to the Net.
May 14, 2011 |
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Talks between Baidu and Chinese writers collapse
Negotiations to resolve a copyright dispute between search engine giant Baidu and Chinese writers have broken down with the company now facing potential court action, state media reported Friday.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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British Library creates archive of defunct Web
(AP) -- The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity.
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo! oppose Google book settlement
Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo! joined an alliance Wednesday opposing the legal settlement which would allow Internet giant Google to digitize and sell millions of books.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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New Web site to amplify debate on Google book deal
(AP) -- Caroline Vanderlip believes the escalating debate over Google Inc.'s plans for a vast Internet library of copyright-protected literature will yield enough compelling material to fill a book.
May 27, 2009 |
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Judge extends 'opt-out' deadline in Google book suit
A US judge on Tuesday extended for four months the deadline for authors to opt out of a settlement to a lawsuit over Google's plan to build the world's largest digital library.
Apr 28, 2009 |
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