Why is the Google book project so controversial?I

The Google Book Project is taking volumes and volumes of books from select Universities throughout the Midwest and digitizing their contents.  This project is so controversial because it may change the future on how publishers publish their books.  Also,  Google may be stepping on if not breaking many infringement laws on the publications they are scanning, by recreating the original in a more condensed form or by allowing these texts to be viewed for a small fee via the Internet.  Google has already been forced to pay $125M in copyright infringement claims by publishers, but the project remains in full swing to encompass digitizing over 75 millions volumes, each at different universities that are taking part in the program.