The University of California library system is the latest to sign on to the Google Library project. The UC system is the largest of six institutions that have given Google the green light. The agreement doesn't change the fact that Google is fighting a copyright infringement challenge from authors, publishers and independent presses.
Jennifer Colvin, Communications Manager for UC's California Digital Library says Google's project puts important works within people's reach.
Pat Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers, however, sees UC's decision as an affront to established intellectual property laws and practices. The association is one of the groups suing Google. Schroeder, the former U.S. Representative from Colorado, says copyright law has never allowed someone to copy published work without the express permission of the person who created it.
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