Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust

  1. June 10, 2014

    2nd Circ. Backs Fair Use Shield For Book-Scanning Project

    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.

  2. October 30, 2013

    Book Database Security Too Lax, Authors Tell 2nd Circ.

    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.

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