Question

Which of the following was the result in Authors Guild v. Google, the case in the text involving whether Google violated the copyright rights to authors by scanning books and establishing a publicly available search function making snippets of text available?

• a. That Google violated the rights of the book copyright holders because while Google had the right to scan the books, it had no right to institute a search function available to the public.

• b. That Google did not violate the rights of the book copyright holders because, while the fair use doctrine was inapplicable, Google was involved in digital imaging, a protected activity.

• c. That Google violated the rights of the book copyright holders because Google had no right to scan the contents of the publications.

• d. That the activities of Google augmented public knowledge and that Google did not lose the protection of the fair use doctrine based on its profit motivation.

Answer 1

Correct Option: That the activities of Google augmented public knowledge and that Google did not lose the protection of the fair use doctrine based on its profit motivation.

 

This answer has been deduced and answered after referring to the necessary case files of the Author Guild vs Google lawsuit that was filed in 2005.

Option D