German book publishers denounced a historic accord between Google and US authors, dubbing it trick that would make the US company the master of the world’s knowledge. The Boersenverein, the German booksellers and publishers association which has bitterly opposed Google for years, rejected the accord as a “creeping takeover.”
“This accord is like a Trojan Horse,” Alexander Skipis, chief executive of the Boersenverein, said in a statement on Thursday, Oct. 30. “Google aims to achieve worldwide control of knowledge and culture.
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