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The Justice Department confirmed last week that it is conducting an antitrust investigation into the $125 million settlement between Google and book publishers who alleged Google’s book-scanning plans violated copyrights. 

The settlement is not final until approved by the court.

The investigation into the Google settlement is the Obama administration’s first high profile step in fulfilling its promise for increased antitrust scrutiny, so its report to the Court could show exactly how aggressive they really plan to be - and how they will walk the line between Google’s constantly expanding presence and marketplace competition.  

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