Google fined for publishing French books

France condemned the Court of the search engine Google for copyright infringement.
And the imposition of governance – which is believed to have an impact on projects to turn the engine the world’s books to electronic books – fine the company $ 300 thousand euros, to compensate for the French publisher Amartynier they may have had the right to publish a book without permission and clear them.

The publishing house is one of the following among many others, the search engine giant prosecuted for this reason.

He asked the Google cashing of 10 thousand euros for each day in which the book to be withdrawn from circulation-mail.

The Google disappointment after the issuance of this provision. A spokesman for the engine: “The French readers are now at risk of deprivation of access to important knowledge embedded in human resources, and a retreat to below the ordinary Internet users.”

The Publishers Association for “the full satisfaction of the referee.” The publisher and the Authors Guild has asked the court three years ago, compensation of 15 million euros.

In the view of publishers to scan the books and is a reproduction should lead it. Google wants to portray millions of books for publication. But the decision of the Court is a victory for opponents of the monopoly, which began imposed by the search engine on the area of information.

The “Google’s digital library has been subjected to many difficulties. It has reached a deal with publishers and authors in the United States but was forced to return to the negotiating table after the excised U.S. Department of Justice that the transaction in violation of the antitrust laws.