French librarian fears US domination on the Internet

Anonymous Patron writes “Taipei Times Says The head of the national library worries that Google’s plan to place millions of English books online means the world will be viewed through US eyes. As president of the French National Library, Jean-Noel Jeanneney has good reason to feel safe from the frequent incursions of American popular culture into contemporary French life. With its collection of 13 million books, the library is a reassuring symbol of the durability of French literature and thought.”

April 12, 2005 by Google Internet Librarians Libraries

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1 Response

  1. kylere says:
    April 12, 2005 at 7:29 pm

    Sigh
    The two countries working hardest to control the content of the internet seem to be China and France. Picking on the french is really just too easy, after all they think Jerry Lewis is funny. But I have noticed that both countries;

    -have been the central ground of wars for centuries
    -have a rich cultural history
    -have repeatedly lost to external invaders without much actual success against them
    -have a history of being repressive in a bloody way
    -have socialistic governments

    I have to wonder just what puts them in so much fear of losing cultural identities, the only think that makes sense is a lack of self-esteem.

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