In the Google Print Library project, Google scanned copyrighted materials at uni

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In the Google Print Library project, Google scanned copyrighted materials at university libraries without the copyright holder's consent in order to create a digital catalog. This catalog was used to find the materials and their authors but display only a few sentences (not the entire material) in search results. This helps Google users to find materials, identify who created them, and determine where they can get them on the Internet. When the publishers and authors complained, Google gave them the opt-out option. Yahoo and Microsoft used the opt-in option in a similar project. Which of the following is TRUE? What Google did was considered ethical based on the utilitarian approach What Google did was considered ethical based on the categorical imperative What Google did was considered ethical based on the code of conduct in the industry The authors and publishers should have not complained because what Google did is legal

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What Google did was considered ethical based on the on the code of conduct in the industry

This is an ethical way because in case of copyrights and protection of intellectual property the opt out option is prevalent than the opt in option.

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