The Commission also plans to adopt measures aimed at facilitating electronic payments and billing and simplifying the settlement of online disputes.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Both the DOJ and a Federal court opposed the Google Books Settlement because it would create a new online book monopoly.

FORBES: Google Disregards The Law

"Many of us are objecting because we have been working together for years on the mass scanning of out-of-print books - and have worked to get books online for far longer than Google - and Google's 'settlement' could hurt our efforts, " wrote Brewster Khale of the Internet Archive in a blog post earlier this week.

BBC: Google hits back at book critics

Whether or not the settlement is ultimately approved by the U.S. courts, Google will open an online e-books store, called Google Editions, by the middle of the year, Dan Clancy, the engineer who directs Google Books, and who will also be in charge of Google Editions, said.

NEWYORKER: Publish or Perish