>Ted blogs: "Hentzenwerke Books on Google Print"
>http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2005/12/28.html#a1818
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>Is this good or bad news?

Well, if you need access to the book for a quick lookup, it's a good thing. If you'd like to earn royalties by writing books, it's a bad thing.

"The Congress shall have the power... To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;" -- U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8