Google Inc (GOOG) Wins A Round In Its Own e-Book Lawsuit

The appeals court ruled that the lower court had no bass for certifying the class until Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) made its arguments that it could show pieces of books under the fair use doctrine. To certify before that was “premature,” according to the appeals court, which then sent the case back to the trial judge to consider the fair use. The certification of the class would then come at a later time.

What are your thoughts on this e-book case that will seemingly not end? How much latitude do you think Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) should have in creating this library without infringing copyrights? What do you think investors like fund manager Stephen Mandel (see his portfolio here) think about this? Give us your take in the comments section below.

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