Thread: Authors Guild sues universities over online books
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Old 09-14-2011, 05:59 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by murraypaul View Post
Well that is very nice of them, but has no basis in law.
I agree, but with one caveat -- I don't believe Google is providing these books for reading from start to finish? The "disputed" books are still only available for search quotes, no?

If Google is providing the orphaned works IN FULL as though they are public domain, then that is a problem.
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