[Air-L] Google Books lawsuit

[Alex Leavitt]

I am so, so happy about this. Big win for the Free Culture movement.

Link for convenience:
http://gigaom.com/2013/11/14/google-wins-book-scanning-case-judge-finds-fair-use-cites-many-benefits/

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Alexander Leavitt
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USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
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On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Dan L. Burk <dburk at uci.edu> wrote:

> For those who may not have seen the decision: Google wins on a
> straightforward fair use analysis.  This outcome is quite significant for
> digital media and for digital media research.
>
> There will almost certainly be an appeal by the Author's Guild, of course.
>
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