Google Gives Up Fair-Use Defense, Settles Book-Scanning Lawsuit With Publishers

Google and five publishers said Thursday they are settling a long-running legal flap over the media giant’s scanning of university library books without permission. The deal is a huge concession by Google, which up until now had maintained it had the fair

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The deal is a huge concession by Google, which up until now had maintained it had a fair-use right under copyright law and did not need permission from rights holders to scan the digital library of the future.