Quote:Because Google only shows snippets from the books in its database, Chin reasoned it would be difficult for anyone to read any of the works in their entirety by repeatedly entering different search requests.
The judge also concluded that Google's digital book aspirations fit the description of a "transformative" purpose that U.S. courts have determined is allowed under copyright law.
"It preserves books, in particular out-of-print and old books that have been forgotten in the bowels of libraries, and it gives them new life," Chin wrote.
I've got to go with the judge on this one. He's read the law.
