After many years of litigation, the US courts have not decided whether Google Book Search is fair use. However, for those who would like to know whether Google’s success story will continue to be attributed to fair use, a new case may provide some illumination, though too late for the Hargreaves Review. Yonatan Brauner has filed a claim concerning Book Search with the Jerusalem District Court, requesting it to be recognized as a class-action (Globes).
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Sunday, 10 April 2011
Is Google fair use? Israeli court to decide
After many years of litigation, the US courts have not decided whether Google Book Search is fair use. However, for those who would like to know whether Google’s success story will continue to be attributed to fair use, a new case may provide some illumination, though too late for the Hargreaves Review. Yonatan Brauner has filed a claim concerning Book Search with the Jerusalem District Court, requesting it to be recognized as a class-action (Globes).
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