In Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc., 05 Civ. 8136 (DC) (SDNY Nov. 14, 2013), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162198, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York held that the Google Books program—and its use of copyrighted works—is “fair use” under the four factors enumerated in 17 USC § 107.

Professor Matthew Sag of Loyola University Chicago blogs about the decision and its significance here.