Google Books Victory, Finally After 10 Years

What the Google Books Victory Means for Readers

Is a universal library finally within reach?

Dan Cohen | October 22, 2015

A lawsuit can run on for so long that, even if major issues are still at stake, it can seem dated and even inconsequential by the time it’s resolved. Such is the case with Authors Guild v. Google, which likely came to a conclusion on Friday, more than 10 years after it began. The Second Circuit sided with Google, ruling that the company’s program to scan millions of books, including those still in copyright, was legal.

Source: http://camyx.com/news/2013/04/copyright-lawsuit-against-google-books/

<more at http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/what-the-google-books-victory-means-for-readers-and-libraries/411910/; related link: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/fair-use-transformative-leval-google-books/411058/ (After 10 Years, Google Books Is Legal. Thanks to a landmark ruling, information just got a little more free. October 20, 2015) and http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/b3f81bc4-3798-476e-81c0-23db25f3b301/1/doc/13-4829_opn.pdf (UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.August Term, 2014.(Argued: December 3, 2014 Decided: October 16, 2015) Docket No. 13-4829-cv)>