Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Reports: DOJ turns up the heat on Google's book deal - Business Center - PC World

June 10, 2009

The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its review of a deal that would settle a lawsuit publishers and authors filed against Google over the latter's book search engine, according to published reports.

The DOJ started looking into the proposed deal in April via preliminary and informal inquiries, but has now turned it up a notch by sending civil investigative demands (CIDs) to parties involved...