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GOOGLE’S BOOK-SCANNING IS FAIR USE, JUDGE RULES IN LANDMARK COPYRIGHT CASE

On Behalf of | Aug 21, 2014 | Wang IP Law Blog

Federal Judge Denny Chin declares that Google Books, which digitizes complete copies of books without an author’s permission, is absolutely legal, thereby putting an end to this 8-year-old legal battle. Chin declares that Google not only meets the four legal factors for fair use defense to copyright infringement, but also benefits society by making more books accessible.