A Beijing judge has told the Chinese novelist Mian Mian, who is suing Google over its plan to create an online library, to hold settlement talks. Mian Mian is seeking damages of 61,000 yuan ($8,950) and a public apology. The lawsuit was filed in October after Google scanned one of Mian Mian's books, Acid House, into its library. Google said it had removed the book as soon as it learned of the lawsuit, but had no further comment on the case.
The China Written Works Copyright Society is also looking for compensation for other Chinese authors whose work is included in the project.
In the US, Google agreed a $125m settlement with American authors and publishers - although this is still waiting for final court approval.
Source: BBC
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