Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
804 F.3d 202 (2015)
Relevant factsFree
Under bilateral agreements with research libraries, Google, Inc. (defendant) digitally scanned entire submitted books, made them searchable by keyword, and let users view only small snippets of text, while allowing participating libraries to keep full digital copies of their own scanned books. Authors Guild (plaintiff), an association of copyrighted-book authors, sued Google for copyright infringement over the Google Books Project.
IssueFree
Whether the fair-use defense to a copyright-infringement claim applies if a party copies books to a searchable online database but allows users to view only small portions of the books.
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