Books in the Digital Age: A Case Study (Spring 2016)

Tom Rubin (Stanford Law School)

Harvard Law School, Spring 2016

9 Week 9 (March 31): HathiTrust & Google Books fair use 9 Week 9 (March 31): HathiTrust & Google Books fair use

Nowhere have the boundaries of fair use in the digital age been fought more fiercely as in the case of books. We will closely examine the issues raised by Authors Guild’s litigations against Google and against HathiTrust, their outcomes, and the pending cert petition before the Supreme Court. Guest: Fred von Lohmann, Legal Director for Copyright at Google.

9.1. Authors Guild v. HathiTrust (2d Cir. 2014)

Authors Guild v. HathiTrust (2d Cir. 2014)

9.2. Authors Guild statement on end of HathiTrust case

Authors Guild statement on end of HathiTrust case

9.3. Authors Guild v. Google (S.D.N.Y. 2013) (fair use decision)

Authors Guild v. Google (S.D.N.Y. 2013) (fair use decision)

9.4. Authors Guild v. Google (2d. Cir. 2015)

Authors Guild v. Google (2d. Cir. 2015)

9.5. Authors Guild petition for a writ of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google (12/31/15)

Authors Guild petition for a writ of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google (12/31/15)

9.6. Google brief in opposition to writ of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google (3/1/16)

Google brief in opposition to writ of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google (3/1/16)

9.7. Authors Guild reply to Google opposition to writ of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google (3/15/16)

Authors Guild reply to Google opposition to writ of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google (3/15/16)