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Fair use prevails as Supreme Court rejects Google Books copyright case

Fair use is a defense to copyright infringement in US intellectual property law.

via Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/04/fair-use-prevails-as-supreme-court-rejects-google-books-copyright-case/

The Supreme Court on Monday declined (PDF) to hear a challenge from the Authors Guild and other writers claiming Google’s scanning of their books amounts to wanton copyright infringement and not fair use.

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