The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York rejected infringement claims from the Authors Guild and several individual writers, and found that the project provides a public service without violating intellectual property law.
The first suit filed was 10 years ago.
Will this have an impact on how libraries access and disseminate information to patrons?
Have you used Google Books before and do you see this ruling as a (good) step forward?
Further Reading:
Reuters
The Atlantic
Smithsonian.com
Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing
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