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Angela Merkel criticizes Google's plans to create a massive online digital library

posted October 10, 2009 - 8:28pm
Angela Merkel criticizes Google's plans to create a massive online digital library

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel is up in arms over Google's plans to create a huge online digital library. During her weekly podcast she attacked the plan, and said that there should rather be more cooperation among countries to protect copyrights globally. She also said that the Internet posed considerable dangers for copyright protection.


Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/11/angela...

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Interesting point. The

Interesting point. The Internet is of course busy changing the way in which we obtain and digest information. Established views are fast becoming redundant...

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Copyrights are truly meant to

Copyrights are truly meant to protect the non-creators from being expected to create more in the future. 'Protecting the owners of past works' isn't necessary if the owners own the work right!

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