June 10, 2014
The Second Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a Google Inc.-backed project to digitize university library collections is covered by the fair use doctrine, turning away the bulk of a challenge lodged by a coalition of authors' associations.
October 30, 2013
A Google Inc.-backed project to digitize university libraries is vulnerable to Edward Snowden-style political piracy or other security lapses that threaten writers' copyrighted work, an attorney for the authors warned the Second Circuit on Wednesday in a courtroom packed with the project's blind supporters.