School Gets Right To Object In Google Book-Scanning Deal

“In a move that could blunt some of the criticism of Google for its settlement of a lawsuit over its book-scanning project, the company signed an agreement with the University of Michigan that would give some libraries a degree of oversight over the prices Google could charge for its vast digital library.” Under the agreement, the university could “object if it thinks the prices Google charges libraries for access to its digital collection are too high, a major concern of some librarians.”