Google Library Project Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books.

Copyright.

Information services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2009

Summary:

Provides background on the Google library project, under which libraries would allow Google to digitize print books in their collections, and Google would index contents of the books, display at least "snippets" of the books among its search results, and provide partner libraries with digital copies of the print books in their collections. Covers litigation and positions of different parties; and addresses legal copyright issues raised by digitization and indexing projects, and proposed settlement

Notes:

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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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Google Library Project

Publisher Number:

CRS-2009-AML-0454

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license