Judge Chin Dismisses Author Copyright Digital Book Scanning Suit Against Google

A great victory for Google...The lawsuit dates to 2005, when groups representing authors and publishers sued Google for scanning print copies of books in huge numbers. Years later, they agreed to a $125 million settlement, but Judge Chin in 2011 rejected the settlement. The publishers’ group later split from the authors and reached its own agreement with Google that was not subject to court approval.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/business/media/judge-sides-with-google-on-book-scanning-suit.html?_r=0