The Surprising History of Google's Push to Scan Millions of Library Books
Back in 2004 Google made a splash with a plan to …
December 21, 202131m 27s
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Show Notes
Back in 2004 Google made a splash with a plan to scan nearly the entire book collections of some of the world's largest libraries. But soon it became clear the actual plan would turn out to be far more controversial than its organizers probably ever imagined.