Google has been working on a monumental project to scan millions of library books and put them online. Many of those books are not yet readable, because of a copyright lawsuit filed by authors and publishers. That lawsuit has been tentatively settled, and if a judge approves the deal this fall, millions more books will be available to browse through and read.
It would be the world’s greatest virtual library. But some authors have mixed emotions about its effect on the act of reading.
Just remember, an agreement today is not binding tomorrow. And what government CAN do, it WILL do. No record at all should be kept of what you read.