How legal is it for Google to digitize millions of titles, making them part of "a searchable library of all the world's printed books"? The controversy is over Google Print, a project that allegedly plans to scan in and make available works that are currently under copyright, along with works that are currently in the public domain.

According to Jamie Wilson, for The Guardian, "A group representing more than 8,000 US writers is suing Google alleging that the company's attempt to digitise the book collections of several major libraries represents massive copyright infringement." Take a look at the Authors Guild press release, along with a few talking points.