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Microsoft Shuts Down Live Search Book, Live Search Academic, and Its Digitization Projects
In a blog post dated May 23, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's Senior Vice President, Search, Portal and Advertising announced that the Company's Live Search Books and Live Search Academic sites would be taken down this week and that both projects were...

Microsoft Closes the Book on Digitization
From Microsoft's Live Search blog: Today we informed our partners that we are ending the Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects and that both sites will be taken down next week...

Microsoft Gives Up on Book Search
Until last week Google had a competitor of sorts on the book scanning front. Now, however, Microsoft has abandoned its role in the book scanning world. One rather disturbing issue is that the service seems like it will go somewhat dark: “[T]he Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects ? will be taken [...

The Death of Live.Com Book Search
Simon noted last year the sources available for legal researchers on Microsoft’s Live.com book search. However, an announcement on Microsoft’s blog on Friday indicated that the project is over and that this field has now been yielded entirely to Google...

Yet Another Microsoft Pay-To-Search (And More) Attempt
Microsoft has announced yet another pay-to-search Windows Live promotion, called SearchPerks!. Even though MS didn't purchase Yahoo! they still managed to appropriate the ! for something associated with search, so that gambit wasn't a complete loss...

Yale Digitization Project Stalls Because Microsoft Shutdown Its Live Book Search
The Yale Daily News is reporting that Yale Library is considering its options because of the cancellation of Microsoft's Live Book Search project. See LLB's earlier post. Microsoft has pledged to complete scanning of the approximately 32,000 volumes already sent...

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Microsoft Corp.
allegedly failed to provide adequate access and service to Xbox Live and its subscribers.

Institutionalized Medicaid Recipients
Sue For Right To Choose Where They Live

Strip Search Class Action Settled for $900,000
Strip Search Class Action Settled for $900,000

Strip-Search Lawsuit Settled for $1.1 Million
Strip-Search Lawsuit Settled for $1.1 Million

Canadian Government
seeks new law enabling them to search your laptop

Two Kentucky Counties
settle strip search class action lawsuits