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Microsoft and Yahoo are taking a stance against Google's book deal citing anti-competitive behavior. That ought to bring a chuckle out of anyone who knows anything about Microsoft. If you aren't familiar, the news is that Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon have united against Google's attempt to "monopolize the library system," according to some people. Amazon's involvement is still more of a rumor than anything else, but Microsoft and Yahoo have signed on with the Open Book Alliance to fight Google's deal.

So what is the deal? After a 2008 lawsuit for copyright infringement, Google moved to settle by paying $125 million and creating a Book Rights Registry where publishers and authors could submit their works and be compensated. Google would be taking 30% of income generated by sales online and publishers and authors would receive 70%.

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