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Google Book Search Project : Is Online Indexing a Fair Use Under Copyright Law?
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Books.
- Judge-made law.
- Copyright.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides background on copyright infringement complaints filed by authors and publishing companies against Google, Inc. for the Google Book Search Project, an effort by Google, in conjunction with several library partners, to digitally scan books so they can be searched online using the Google search engine. Summarizes the fair use exception under copyright law and related case law.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Google Book Search Project
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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