Hathi Trust Verdict Upheld

Judge Baer rejected those arguments, writing that he could not imagine “a definition of fair use” that would compel him to shut down what he called an “invaluable contribution to the progress of science and cultivation of the arts.”

Publishers Weekly has the details. Also, the Authors Guild cannot bring infringment suits on behalf of its members and the (discontinued) Orphan Works Project was not to be adjudicated yet.

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