Internet and copyright: Google Inc. has reached an agreement with the Association of American Publishers

Google has announced that it has managed to reach an agreement with the Association of American Publishers for the use of digital copies of books and magazines placed in the framework of Google Library Project. According to the document, the agreement provides for the revocation action against Google on the part of publishers even from 2005.

Google and the Association have reached an agreement under which the latter itself can decide which books and journals published in the United States, can be placed in the public domain in the framework of the online library. Publishers will also get an administrative access, allowing them to delete publications which they did not want to place on Google Library. The agreement itself is exhaustive and does not require the consent of the court.

Google announced plans to scan and place in the Internet digital copies of books in 2004, when the company in a number of American universities began digitizing books, including rare editions. The Authors Guild of the U.S. in 2005 sued for Google for copyright infringement, the suit later was joined by the Association of American Publishers.

"We are pleased, that this agreement removes any previously encountered controversy and leads to the settlement agreement of the parties", - said Tom Allen, CEO of the Publishers’ Association.