CEO steal property from Google

June 7, 2007 · Filed Under Silicon Valley · Comment 

CEO steal property from Google

Lots of book publisher and writer are against the idea of digitalizing their content, one of the reason given was people might pirate these books in the near future just like how mp3s are traded online without paying any royalty fees.

Seriously, is it that bad? One thing for sure, Google do not publish the entire content of the book, they simply make the content searchable and if you happen to love the book, then purchase the physical copy of the book with one of their partners. Personally I believe this is a great idea.

Now, what happen in BookExpo America in NYC was CEO Richard Charkin went so far as to recruit a colleague and swipe a pair of laptops from a Google Books kiosk at the event. Reason given by him was to let Google taste their own medicine. Read more at TechDirt

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