Even though it was ruled by  to be a form of copyright infringement, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ultimately decided Google Books practice of scanning books and making them searchable online constituted fair use. Copyright law certainly has its flaws, especially in dealing with digital products, but the ruling is a signal that the laws are there to incentivize innovation and courts will go that route when it’s appropriate.

To explain the ruling and it’s impact, we bring in attorney Evan Brown of InfoLawGroup.