"The Author's Guild vs. Google" lawsuit

"The Authors Guild vs. Google" lawsuit involved authors challenging Google's project to scan and digitize millions of books, creating a searchable online database. The authors argued this infringed on their copyrights by reproducing and making their works accessible without permission or compensation. Google claimed the project was a fair use for purposes like research and scholarship. The case focused on whether digitizing books and allowing limited access qualifies as fair use or copyright infringement. In 2015, the courts largely sided with Google, stating their actions were fair use, but the legal debate highlighted tensions between innovation and copyright protection.