'Google Rivals Will Oppose Book Settlement' -- NY Times

Continuing our news catch-up in no particular order, The New York Times yesterday reported: "Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo are planning to join a coalition of nonprofit groups, individuals and library associations to oppose a proposed class-action settlement giving Google the rights to commercialize digital copies of millions of books."

See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/technology/internet/21google.html?scp=2&sq=Google&st=cse.