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Fri 12 Dec 2009Sarkozy challenges Google over book scanning
FRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has challenged Google’s plans to digitise the world’s classic books by declaring that he will not allow his country to be stripped of its literary heritage for any company’s benefit.
Addressing concerns about Google’s aim of scanning out-of-copyright titles and providing them in searchable form online, Mr Sarkozy said that France would increase funding for its own digitisation project. “We won’t let ourselves be stripped of our heritage for the benefit of a big company, no matter how friendly, big or American it is,” he said.
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