In a decision eight years in the making, a US District Court dismissed the case Authors Guild v. Google, upholding the status of the fair use doctrine brought up in the case. The decision has been hailed by libraries and their partner organizations, in light of Google's tireless efforts to establish a searchable book database through scanning of millions of titles, many of … [Read more...] about Judge Dismisses the Google Search Case
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Penguin Random House Impact on Debut, Non-Fiction Authors
No one seems to like standing in the presence of a colossus. When Amazon bullied its way into being the book industry giant that it is today, critics were arguing that it was becoming a powerhouse player, a force to be reckoned with that stood to remove competition and fair negotiating from the industry. Now, authors, agents, and industry watchers are voicing their concerns … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Impact on Debut, Non-Fiction Authors
Authors Guild Lawsuit Against Universities is Thrown Out of Court
The entire saga of lawsuits against Google's Book Scanning project may be over, in the near future. It stemmed from the Authors Guild filing a class action lawsuit against Google and many Universities that offered the books that were scanned. Today there is big news surrounding this court case. U.S. District Judge Harold Baer of New York dismissed an infringement lawsuit … [Read more...] about Authors Guild Lawsuit Against Universities is Thrown Out of Court
Authors Guild Asks Google for $750 for Each eBook It Digitized
There is a new chapter unfolding in the eight year lawsuit brought against Google for digitizing ebooks. Google proposed a settlement a few weeks ago and the Authors Guild had only a few months to accept or deny it. Today the president of the Authors Guild, Scott Thurow, urged the court to rule that Google's digitization project does not constitute "fair use" under copyright … [Read more...] about Authors Guild Asks Google for $750 for Each eBook It Digitized