Major Rivals Oppose Google Settlement

Miguel Helft at the New York Times is reporting that Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon have announced their opposition to Google’s proposed book settlement. The companies plan to join the nonprofit coalition Open Book Alliance, which opposes the settlement. From the article:

“This deal has enormous, far-reaching anticompetitive consequences that people are just beginning to wake up to,” said Mr. Reback, a lawyer with Carr & Ferrell, a firm in Palo Alto, Calif.

Also covered by Arstechnica and Engadget.

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