The search engine Google is allowing web surfers to download entire classics such as Dante's Divine Comedy for free as it extends its controversial Book Search.
Yesterday's launch means readers can now get the entire text of books no longer under copyright - such as Shakespeare's complete works or Victor Hugo's Les Misérables - and print them out at home. Until now they could read books out of copyright only online.
Under EU law, copyright normally expires 70 years after the death of the author but Google has taken a more conservative approach. In Europe, the project means that books published up until the mid-19th century will now be available online and can be printed out. Readers can also search texts for key phrases and passages.
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