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U.S. Supreme Court

Jan. 13, 2016

One last swing at the Google Books project

On New Years Eve, the Authors Guild asked the Supreme Courts to review its claims that the Google Books project violates U.S. coypright law. By Bennett A. Bigman and Ashley R. Yeargan

Bennett A. Bigman

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Russ August & Kabat Law

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By Bennett A. Bigman and Ashley R. Yeargan

On Dec. 31, 2015, the Authors Guild commenced what will likely be the final chapter in a decade-long legal battle with Google over its Google Books project. The guild filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to overturn the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' determination that Google's digital scanning of millions of books for a searchable database was a "fair ...

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