A proposed copyright law could restrict Google from display snippets from newspapers in Germany has led to a public and high stakes, high profile clash.  While many newspapers want to clamp down on Google displaying portions of their content, Google, many legal experts and technology advocates are very concerned about these proposed measures:

A letter to Bundestag members signed jointly by 16 copyright law professors, the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, and Grur, an association representing 5,300 German copyright lawyers, warned that the law could cost Germany jobs. “There is a danger that this law will have unforeseen negative consequences,” the letter read.