Authors Guild Seeks $2 Billion From Google for Book Scanning

Link: Authors Guild Seeks $2 Billion From Google for Book Scanning | Threat Level | Wired.com

Google, which displays the book snippets next to advertising on its search engine, claims it has the right under the “fair-use” doctrine to publish parts of each book. The guild told U.S. District Judge District Judge Denny Chin of New York that Google was off-base.