Jim Bouton, one of the designated hitters represented by the Authors Guild took another swing at Google Books services program in the United States Court of Appeal (2nd Circuit) (“the…
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Google’s digital library wins fair use against Canadian writers
Won’t somebody think of the children!? A New York federal court judge will. A copyright infringement lawsuit by multiple authors’ groups – including two Canadian ones – against Google and…
Google Plays Nice with French Publishers, Trial Scheduled in the U.S.
In June, Google, Inc. received some welcome news in France after the lawsuits instigated by the French Publishers Association (Syndicat national de l’édition) and the French Author’s Association (Société des…
EU Affirms Commitment To Homegrown Google Books Alternative
Ben Farrow is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 27, 2011 the European Commission adopted a recommendation (2011/711/EU) calling for the nations of the EU to…
Authors’ Groups File Complaint Against Google For Mass Copyright Infringement
Mekhala Chaubal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The dust over Google’s 6-year long litigation with the Authors Guild has not even begun to settle, when already…
Google Book Search and the Future of Books in Cyberspace
Pamela Samuelson is the Richard M. Sherman ‘74 Distinguished Professor of Law and Information at the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Samuelson has a new article available on SSRN,…