Miguel Helft at the New York Times is reporting that the Justice department has confirmed that they are conducted an antitrust inquiry into the Google book settlement. The Internet Archive is pleased with decision, saying that the DOJ “is taking the concerns that we have expressed seriously.” From the article:
Antitrust experts said the letter was the latest indication that the Justice Department is seriously examining complaints that the agreement would grant Google the exclusive right to profit from millions of so-called “orphan works,” books that are out of print and whose authors or rights holders are unknown or cannot be found.
