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July 3, 2009

US government investigates Google book deal

Filed under: e-business, economics, microeconomics — Tags: , — John Powell @ 3:18 pm

The Guardian: “American authorities are conducting a formal investigation into whether Google’s $125m deal with the US book industry is anti-competitive. The Department of Justice has confirmed that it is looking into the internet giant’s agreement with authors’ groups to pay for the right to digitise and sell millions of books.”

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