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NY judge tentatively OKs Google copyright deal

 
A judge has tentatively approved a settlement of lawsuits between Google and book authors and publishers that may put millions of out-of-print texts online. The settlement was announced by Google and the publishing industry in October. Final court approval is... (link)

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