The Internet search portal Google has admitted to more than 20,000 digitized books that were under the protection of copyright in China, said Wednesday's China Daily.
According to the press, the U.S. company stressed that the Chinese books were digitized from U.S. libraries and some of them were available for public use.
But Google also admitted that at least 20,000 books were under the protection of copyright in China, said Zhang Hongbo, deputy director of the China Society Copyright (CWWCS, its acronym in English).
On 21 October, accused Google of CWWCS scanned without permission and put in your digital library, Google Books, many works of Chinese writers.
After a rough estimate of the CWWCS, the U.S. company, and your own digital library about 18,000 books from 570 Chinese authors without informing or paying most of the writers.
Zhang said that after talking with Erik Hartmann, responsible for Asia Pacific at Google Books, on 16 November the U.S. company will provide a complete list of Chinese books digitized.
In addition, the deputy said CWWCS solve the problem will depend on future negotiations and asked the company to admit their offense and apologize.
More than 50 writers have signed a protest letter to Google demanding the apology and the corresponding compensation, they said local media.
The search giant aims to create a virtual library, an Internet service that offers full-text books, a project that has met with many opponents around the world.
Google has proposed a deal with U.S. publishers and authors to receive 63 per cent of profits involving the digitization of their works.
However, CWWCS said Chinese writers do not accept an agreement of this type.
In addition, Google recently said in a statement: "listen carefully to all concerns that have arisen and will work hard to make front."
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