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Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust
Case Number:
12-4547
Court:
Nature of Suit:
3820 PROPERTY RIGHTS-Copyright
Companies
- American Council on Education
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Associated Press
- Association of American Universities Inc.
- Disability Rights Legal Center
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Regents of the University of California
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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.
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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.