US Supreme Court refuses to re-open Authors Guild case against Google
In the US, the Supreme Court has refused a petition to re-open a case alleging Google breached copyright by digitising millions of books, reports the New York Times. The long-running...
Authors Guild files appeal in Google book-scanning case
In the US, the Authors Guild has filed an appeal in its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against Google over its book-scanning project, reports Publishers Weekly. On 11 April the Authors...
Eight-year book-scanning project ends after US judge rules in favour of Google
In the US, Judge Denny Chin has ruled in favour of Google in the long-running litigation over Google’s book-scanning project, ending an eight-year-long legal battle. Chin dismissed the Authors Guild’s...
Authors Guild v Google: judges drop class action ruling
In the US Authors Guild’s lawsuit against Google’s book-scanning project, judges from the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals have dropped Judge Denny Chin’s 2012 ruling that granted the guild class action status,...
HathiTrust case dismissed; Judge rules ‘fair use’
In the US, federal judge Harold Baer has dismissed the Authors Guild lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust, ruling that HathiTrust’s book scanning project falls within ‘fair use’ exemptions of copyright...
Authors Guild and HathiTrust submit final briefs
Attorneys for both parties in the Authors Guild vs HathiTrust case questioned whether the mass-digitisation project was ‘fair use’ in their final briefs on motions for summary judgment. Since no...
Google appeals Chin’s class action ruling in Google Books case
In response to judge Denny Chin’s recent granting of class certification to the Authors Guild in the Google Books case, attorneys for Google have filed an appeal with the US...
Google Books case to proceed as a class action
In the US, judge Denny Chin has rejected Google’s motion to dismiss the Authors Guild as an associational plaintiff and has granted the Author’s Guild motion for class certification, clearing...
Google Books trial could take place as early as September
Litigation in the Google Books case could begin as early as September as the parties wait for judge Denny Chin to rule on whether the Authors Guild lawsuit against Google...