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Takou, Konstantina
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2015-05-27T12:50:18Z
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2015-09-27T05:56:12Z
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2015-05-27
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https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/94
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Google books : fair use or an act of piracy?
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masterThesis
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Book industries and trade--Law and legislation
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heal.keyword
Fair use (Copyright)
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heal.keyword
Copyright infringement
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en
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free
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies, MA in Art, Law and Economy
heal.publicationDate
2014-07-01
heal.bibliographicCitation
Takou Konstantina, Google books : fair use or an act of piracy?, International Hellenic University, 2013
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heal.abstract
During recent years we have witnessed the continuous growth of internet as an information
resource. In 2004, Google Books Project brought about a sea change in the future of books.
All the literary works were made searchable through Google Books search engine, regardless
of their copyright protection. In addition, public domain books were made available to the
public directly in their entirety.
However, this initiative was brought before the courts. The reason was that the project
was infringing copyrights of authors and publishers. The most important copyright case was
Authors Guild v. Google Inc., which was litigated in the United States. In late 2013, the
presiding judge reached to a decision, which is analyzed below. Other lawsuits against
Google Books were also brought in front of EU courts, where the EU legal framework is
completely different from the US one.
Furthermore, because of the territoriality principle, copyright law is enforced only
within the borders of every state. Questions have surfaced regarding how copyright law
applies, with the rise of Internet. Some legal initiatives to address this problem will be
discussed, too.
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INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 6
I. “GOOGLE BOOKS” PROJECT: HOW ALL THAT STARTED? ...................................... 8
II. THE LIBRARY PROJECT AND THE PARTNER PROGRAM .................................... 10
III. THE NEGLECTED WORKS PROBLEM ....................................................................... 12
IV. AUTHORS GUILD V. GOOGLE INC ................................................................................ 14
V. THE FAIR USE DEFENSE AND ITS FACTORS ............................................................... 14
- THE PURPOSE AND CHARACTER OF THE USE ....................................................... 15
- THE NATURE OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK ........................................................ 16
- THE AMOUNT AND SUBSTANTIALITY OF THE PORTION USED ........................ 18
- THE EFFECT OF THE USE ON THE COPYRIGHT OWNER'S POTENTIAL
MARKET................................................................................................................................... 19
VI. ATTEMPTS TO SETTLE THE LITIGATION ............................................................... 20
- THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT .......................................................... 20
- THE AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT .......................................................... 20
VII. US DISTRICT COURT NY DECISION AUTHORS GUILD V. GOOGLE INC .............. 22
VIII. IS CURRENT COPYRIGHT LEGAL REGIME SUFFICIENT? ............................... 23
- MULTI-TERRITORIAL LICENSING ............................................................................ 25
IX. EPILOGUE ........................................................................................................................ 26
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................ 27
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................................... 30
APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................................... 31
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heal.advisorName
Stamatoudi, Dr Irini
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Stamatoudi, Dr Irini
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Farrand, Lect. Benjamin
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heal.committeeMemberName
Botti, Assist. Prof. Maria
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heal.academicPublisher
School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies
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ihu
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26
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