James Grimmelmann reports in "HathiTrust Wins" that Hathitrust has won the Authors Guild, Inc. et al. v. Hathitrust et al. case .
Here's an excerpt:
On every substantive copyright issue, HathiTrust won:
- Section 108 on library privileges doesn't limit the scope of fair use.
- A search index and access for the print-disabled are both fair uses.
- Search indexing is a transformative use.
- The libraries aren't making commercial uses, even though they partnered with Google to get the scans.
- The plaintiffs haven't proven that HahiTrust is creating any security risks.
- There is no market for scanning and print-disabled access, nor is one likely to develop.
- UM is required under the ADA to provide equal access to the print-disabled, and is allowed to under Section 121 of the Copyright Act.
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