Amazon joins opposition to Google book deal
Amazon.com Inc joined the opposition to Google Inc’s plan to digitize millions of books, saying that the proposed deal would fundamentally change copyright law and violate antitrust law. Amazon, which scans books after getting permission from the copyright holder, said that the court should reject a settlement between Google and the Authors Guild because the deal would change copyright law by allowing Google to digitize books even if the copyright holder cannot be found, often called orphan works.
Read moreYouTube may stream movie rentals
Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.
Read moreThe 11 most influential microprocessors of all time
Microprocessors are wondrous devices: They integrate the brain of a computer onto a single electronic component. The computing power that once required a room full of equipment now fits onto a razor-thin slice of silicon, usually no larger than a centimeter square.
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