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