Internet Search Engines : Copyright's "Fair Use" in Reproduction and Public Display Rights.

Discusses issues surrounding applicability of traditional copyright principles to the basic operation of the Internet, and whether such activity is a "fair use" protected by the Copyright Act. Reviews cases and subsequent court decisions regarding whether various Internet search engine fun...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Courts. Internet. Copyright. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses issues surrounding applicability of traditional copyright principles to the basic operation of the Internet, and whether such activity is a "fair use" protected by the Copyright Act. Reviews cases and subsequent court decisions regarding whether various Internet search engine functions constitute or facilitate copyright infringement.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.