The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law?

Manuel, Kate M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Technology;    Intellectual property;    Copyright;    Copyright infringement;   

RP-ID  :  R40194
RP-ID  :  R40194_2010May05

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In December 2004, Google announced its Library Project, which was to entail digitizing, indexing, and displaying "snippets" of print books in the collections of five major libraries, among other things. The Library Project was not limited to books in the public domain (e.g., books whose terms of copyright protection had expired), and Google did not seek the permission of copyright holders, in part, because it asserted that its proposed uses were fair uses. Many authors, publishers, and other rights holders disagreed. This report provides background on the Library Project, legal issues raised by digitization and indexing projects, and the status of the litigation over the Library Project.