In a speech set to be delivered to the Association of American Publishers today, a Microsoft executive will blast Google for its cavalier approach to copyright protection, the New York Times reports.

Thomas Rubin, the associate general counsel of Microsoft, is set to argue that Google's move into new media markets has come at the expense of publishers of books, videos and software.

"Google takes the position that everything may be freely copied unless the copyright owner notifies Google and tells it to stop," Rubin's prepared statement states. Microsoft, he said, asks the copyright's owner for permission first.

David Drummond, Google's senior vice president for corporate development and its chief legal officer, responded that the company works with publishing partners, and complies with international copyright laws.

A lawsuit brought against Google Inc. of copyright infringement by several writers, publishers and the Agence France-Presse news was dismissed by a federal judge last year.