Amazon Criticizes Google’s Proposed Settlement

Amazon doesn’t seem to be too happy with Google’s proposed settlement with book authors and publishers. Rumor has it that the dispute escalated after Jeff Bezos challenged Eric Schmidt to a 3 round pay-per-view mixed martial arts match with the proceeds going to charity.

Amazon's opposition was made public last week when it joined the Open Book Alliance, but the company filed its own brief with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday arguing against making the proposed settlement final. In its filing (click for PDF), Amazon notes that it has also scanned books, but has not taken the controversial step that Google took in scanning out-of-print but copyright-protected books without explicit permission.

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