Google Inc., the Web-search engine scanning millions of books to create a digital library, may have to modify a settlement with publishers and authors after more than 60 groups and individuals filed objections or demanded changes, lawyers said.

A federal judge is scheduled to decide Oct. 7 whether to approve a $125 million agreement to establish a “Book Rights Registry,” which would identify and compensate rights holders whose books have been scanned by Google. The governments of Germany and France have joined authors in the U.S., Japan and Europe to oppose the settlement, saying it doesn’t give copyright owners enough choice about how their content is used. More...