Google Books Infringes Copyrights; Fair Use Doctrine Inapplicable, TGI Says

摘要

The Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris (Paris High Court) ruled December 18 that Google Inc.'s books website infringes copyrights on French books because Google scans works and posts excerpts online without obtaining permission from the copyright holders. (Editions du Seuil v. Google Inc. and Google France, Paris TGI, December 18, 2009)rnIn its decision, the TGI's third chamber rejected Google's argument that U.S. law should apply in the case, in particular the fair use principle.