Speaking of the Devil…

Now I read that Microsoft is joining the Open Content Alliance and will offer its own book-search service. I’m wildly pro-OCA and am glad that Microsoft will help pay to digitize books–just so it doesn’t attempt to inflict its ways on the public domain community. A little vigilance will help. Of course, Microsoft’s participation could be a means to balance out Adobe’s influence. In the case of both companies I’ll reserve judgment. I just want them to let Brewster Kahle do his thing. Related: A vision for an open library.