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France Mobilizes, Seeks European Allies to Fend Off Google.
- Source :
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Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition . 5/12/2005, Vol. 245 Issue 93, pB1-B5. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Focuses on the efforts of the French government and European allies to fend of search engine Google Inc.'s dominance. Excerpts from an opinion piece written by Jean-Noël Jeanneney, the president of France's national library, discussing Google's plan to scan millions of books in United States and Great Britain libraries; Amount of money contributed by the European Commission to Jeanneney's counteroffensive, a nascent book-scanning project dubbed the European Digital Library; Fear expressed by Jeanneney that global culture will be overwhelmed by America; Other issues related to culture and technology causing a split between Europe and the U.S.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00999660
- Volume :
- 245
- Issue :
- 93
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 16999517