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
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Google Seeks to Dismiss Class Action eBook Lawsuit
When Google decided to scan 15 million orphaned ebooks and many classical works seven years ago, the last thing the company envisioned was a monumental class action lawsuit. Recently a judge hearing the class refused a proposed $125 million dollar settlement and Google retorted last week that the case should be simply dropped. Google has claimed that its book scanning … [Read more...] about Google Seeks to Dismiss Class Action eBook Lawsuit