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Kurt Gooden · 1 year ago

Did Google just get sued INTO a new revenue model? (online book store, assuming they will take a cut)
mathewi · 1 year ago

I'm not sure they got sued into it -- Google has been trying from the beginning to interest publishers in how the scanning project could generate revenue, presumably for both sides.
Kurt Gooden · 1 year ago

Interesting. I wasn't aware of such revenue plans prior to the initial objections of the publishers. Other than something obvious like contextual advertising.
Either-way, it adds another piece to the Google store front and away from ads, which I find interesting.
VincentClement · 1 year ago

I wonder if any of the writers will see a penny of that settlement?

/sarcasm