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20 opinions for “The Authors Guild v. Google Inc.”
Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.public domain
LEVAL, Circuit Judge: This copyright dispute tests the boundaries of fair use. Plaintiffs, who are authors of published books under copyright, sued Google,, Inc. (“Google”) for copyright infringement in the United States District *207 Court for the Southern District of New York (Chin, /.). They appe
Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.public domain
OPINION CHIN, Circuit Judge: Before the Court are two motions. First, defendant Google, Inc. (“Google”) moves to dismiss the claims of the associational plaintiffs in both of these cases.1 Second, the three representative plaintiffs in the Authors Guild action—Betty Miles, Joseph Goulden, and Jim Bouton (the “AG Representative Plaintiffs”)—move for class certificatio
Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc.public domain
OPINION CHIN, Circuit Judge. Since 2004, when it announced agreements with several major research libraries to digitally copy books in their collections, defendant Google Inc. (“Google”) has scanned more than twenty million books. It has delivered digital copies to participating libraries, created an electronic database of books, and made text available for online searching through the use of “
Authors Guild v. Google Inc.public domain
770 F.Supp.2d 666 (2011) THE AUTHORS GUILD et al., Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE INC., Defendant. No. 05 Civ. 8136(DC). United States District Court, S.D. New York. March 22, 2011. *669 Boni & Zack LLC, by Michael J. Boni, Esq, Joanne Zack, Esq., Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Author Plaintiffs. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, by Bruce P.
Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc.public domain
PER CURIAM: Plaintiff-appellee The Authors Guild, an association of authors, as well as several individual authors (jointly, “plaintiffs”), began this suit in 2005, alleging that defendant-appellant Google Inc. (“Google”) committed copyright infringement through the Library Project of its “Google Books” search tool by scanning and indexing more than 20 million books and making a
Authors Guild Inc. v. Google Inc.public domain
12-3200-cv Authors Guild Inc., et al. v. Google Inc. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2012 (Argued On: May 8, 2013 Decided: July 1, 2013) Docket No. 12-3200-cv _______________________________________________________________ THE
Guild v. Google, Inc.public domain
Justice KAGAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrustpublic domain
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judge: Beginning in 2004, several research universities including the University of Michigan, the University of California at Berkeley, Cornell University, and the University of Indiana agreed to allow Google to electronically scan the books in their collections. In October 2008, thirteen universities announced plans to create a repository for the digital copies and founded an organization calle
Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrustpublic domain
12‐4547‐cv Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust 1 In the 2 United States Court of Appeals 3 For the Second Circuit 4 ________ 5 6 August Term, 2013 7 8 No. 12‐4547‐cv 9
Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrustpublic domain
OPINION & ORDER HAROLD BAER, JR., District Judge. Before the Court are two motions for judgment on the pleadings and three motions for summary judgment. Defendants include HathiTrust;1 Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan (“UM”); Mark G. Yudof, President of the University of California; Kevin Reilly, President of the University of Wisconsin System; Michae
Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.public domain
O'Malley, Circuit Judge. *1185 This copyright case returns to us after a second jury trial, this one focusing on the defense of fair use. Oracle America, Inc. ("Oracle") filed suit against Google Inc. ("Google") 1 in the United
Cindy Garcia v. Google, Inc.public domain
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge, dissenting: Garcia’s dramatic performance met all of the requirements for copyright protection: It was copyrightable subject matter, it was original and it was fixed at the moment it was recorded. So what happened to the copyright? At times, the majority says that Garcia’s performance was not copyrightable at all. And at other times, it seems to say that Garcia just didn’t do enough to g
Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.public domain
676 F.3d 19 (2012) VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC., Comedy Partners, Country Music Television, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, Black Entertainment Television, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. YOUTUBE, INC., YouTube, LLC, Google, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. The Football Association Premier League Limited, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Bourne Co., Cal IV Entertainment, LLC, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.,
Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.public domain
718 F.Supp.2d 514 (2010) VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC., Comedy Partners, Country Music Television, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Black Entertainment Television LLC, Plaintiffs, v. YOUTUBE, INC., Youtube, LLC, and Google, Inc., Defendants, The Football Association Premier League Limited, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Youtube, Inc., Youtube, LLC, and Google, Inc., Defendants.</
Guild Mortgage Company v. CrossCounty Mortgagepublic domain
Filed 5/27/26 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC, D085036, D085273 Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 37-2022- 00051488-CU-BT-CTL) v. CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE LLC, Defendant and Respondent.
19-2420-cv The Andy Warhol Foundation for The Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith, et al. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2020 Argued: September 15, 2020 Decided: March 26, 2021 Docket No. 19-2420-cv THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC.,
19-2420-cv Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2020 Argued: September 15, 2020 Decided: March 26, 2021 Amended: August 24, 2021
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-3402 ___________________________ Designworks Homes, Inc.; Charles Lawrence James lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants v. Columbia House of Brokers Realty, Inc., doing business as House of Brok
Romanova v. Amilus Inc.public domain
23-828 Romanova v. Amilus Inc. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2023 Argued: March 20, 2024 Decided: May 23, 2025 No. 23-828 ______________________________________ JANA ROMANOVA, Plaintiff-Appellant,
Vht, Inc. v. Zillow Group, Inc.public domain
FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT VHT, INC., a Delaware corporation, Nos. 17-35587 Plaintiff-Appellee/ 17-35588 Cross-Appellant, v. D.C. No. 2:15-cv-01096- ZILLOW GROUP, INC., a Washington JLR corporation; ZILLOW, INC., a Washington corporation, Defendants-Appellants/