Correction to an article on Google's academic influence

Former Google employee Deven Desai said part of his job at the company was to compile a list of "all the major policy academics in intellectual property so" Google lobbyists could know whom to follow and potentially target for papers. "Paying Professors: Inside Google's Academic Influence Campaign," at 11:01 ET on Tuesday, incorrectly attributed some paraphrased words from that sentence as a direct quote. (July 11, 2017)

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July 14, 2017 09:27 ET (13:27 GMT)