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The Copyright Doctrine of Fair Use and the Internet: Caselaw

This report examines the evolving copyright doctrine of fair use within the context of copyrighted works published or placed on the Internet. American courts have been examining the various property rights of copyright owners concurrently with the unauthorized use of these copyrighted materials by Web site operators, Internet consumers, access providers, and other interested parties. This report analyzes the early fair use copyright cases concerning Internet use, as well as the most recent judi… more

Date: March 30, 2000

Creator: Weimer, Douglas R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Still Fair Use for Google Books: Second Circuit Ruling in Authors Guild v. Google

This legal sidebar discusses the decision in Authors Guild v. Google case, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling and held that Google's copying and distribution of books as part of its Google Books Project qualifies as fair use under the Copyright Act, and thus Google is not liable for infringement of the authors' copyright in these books.

Date: November 30, 2015