Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon have reportedly banded together under the organization of the Internet Archive and antitrust lawyer Gary Reback, to try and put a stop to Googles settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers over

Add to that, the New York Library Association, the Special Libraries Association, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, who are part of the coalition, which has yet to be announced officially. Alex Pham with the LA Times reportsThe coalitions members include players who normally would be sitting at opposite sides of the table. Reback, for example, is known for instigating the antitrust efforts against Microsoft. That they have agreed to join forces suggests the magnitude of concern raised by Googles bookscanning efforts, Brantley said.