2nd Circuit Affirms Google Books Fair Use Ruling

• Ruling:
  Google Inc.'s function allowing the online search of the text of millions of books, and the viewing of specific snippets of those books, without author permission, is transformative and protected by the copyright law doctrine of fair use, the Second Circuit says.

Google Inc.'s function allowing the online search of the text of millions of books, and the viewing of specific snippets of those books, without author permission, is transformative and protected by the copyright law doctrine of fair use, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Oct. 16 (Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 2d Cir., 13-04829, 10/16/15