HathiTrust case dismissed; Judge rules ‘fair use’
In the US, federal judge Harold Baer has dismissed the Authors Guild lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust, ruling that HathiTrust’s book scanning project falls within ‘fair use’ exemptions of copyright...
Authors Guild and HathiTrust submit final briefs
Attorneys for both parties in the Authors Guild vs HathiTrust case questioned whether the mass-digitisation project was ‘fair use’ in their final briefs on motions for summary judgment. Since no...
Litigation in HathiTrust case could begin in November
In the US, the copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust and five US universities could go to trial as early as November, reports Publishers Weekly. The parties to the...
Judge asked to rule on ‘fair use’ in HathiTrust case
The latest actions in the copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust and five universities in the US could force a more specific legal definition of what constitutes 'fair use'...
Judge asked to rule on ‘fair use’ in Hathitrust case
The latest actions in the copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust and five universities in the US could force a more specific legal definition of what constitutes 'fair use' of digitised...
HathiTrust ‘suspends’ orphan works project indefinitely
In the US, digital repository HathiTrust has announced that it has suspended its orphan works initiative indefinitely following the filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit by individual authors and authors'...