Google Books & Fair Use

The Atlantic takes a look at what has happened in the ten years Google Books has been in litigation and what it means for the definition of fair use.

“For nearly 300 years, since shortly after the birth of copyright in England in 1710, courts have recognized that, in certain circumstances, giving authors absolute control over all copying from their works would tend in some circumstances to limit, rather than expand, public knowledge,” writes the judge in his decision.