A group of Indian Publishers have moved to Newyork district Court against Google Book Settlement’s (GBS 2.0) and filed allegation of copyright violation against Internet Gaint.

Siddharth Arya, the legal counsel for IRRO(The Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation ) said ” Google has scanned millions of books of Indian authors without taking any kind of permission from the author which is a clearattempt to turn copyright law on its head,”

The IRRO is an organisation owned by authors and publishers which include Star Publications Pvt. Ltd., Abhinav Publications, Daya Publication House and Pustak Mahal.

This is the first group of India Publishers who moved to court against Google Book project. Although, many author unions all over the world are raising their voices against Google Project.

Google has scanned millions on books till now Under the initiative, known as the Google Library Project. According to this project if a person is silent, he is deemed to have consented to an agreement.

Angered by Google’s action, the Authors’ Guild (AG) and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) slapped Google with a suit alleging copyright infringement.

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