The judge presiding over the long-running book-scanning case between the Authors Guild and Google has issued an order letting scholars, librarians and a prominent digital rights group file briefs in support of Google.
In an order this week, Judge Denny Chin granted permission for two groups to intervene in the case: one is the Digital Humanities Scholars and Law Professors; the other is a group representing the…
While not necessarily fully indicative of the judge's thought process to date in the trial, the fact that her is permitting amicus briefs from the pro-"fair use" camp is at least somewhat telling. It will certainly be interesting to see where this trial comes out!
