U.S. Appeals Court Rules Google Book Scanning Is Fair Use
page_amanda's bookmarks 2015-10-21
Summary:
"The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled on October 16 that Google’s library book scanning project is protected by fair use and so does not constitute copyright infringement. The decision, which rejects the latest challenge in Authors Guild v. Google, a class-action lawsuit first filed in 2005, also held that Google’s provision of digital copies of the scanned books to participating libraries is non-infringing."
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