EU Gangs Up Against Google’s Library

Where fools rush in: EU officials have backed calls to put European literature online amid fears that Europe’s cultural heritage could be lost to future generations if Google pursues plans for a global virtual library. “We have to act,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker…

Six EU members — France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Spain — have asked the bloc to launch a European digital library, after 19 national libraries signed a motion urging action against the plans by Google.

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