GBS: Google Wins Stay From U.S. Appeals Court on E-Books Case

From Bloomberg:

Google Inc. (won a bid to delay a copyright lawsuit by the Authors Guild of America over the company’s plans to digitally scan millions of books while it appeals a decision that allows the plaintiffs to sue as a class.
U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Lohier of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan today granted Google’s request to stay the lower-court trial. Lohier said he wasn’t ruling on Google’s likelihood of prevailing on appeal. The Authors Guild didn’t file any opposition to Google’s request, he said in his order.
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Google sought the trial delay citing “the prospect of a class-wide defeat — with a judgment of potentially billions of dollars — or a greatly diminished victory,” according to a court filing. “A stay is necessary to prevent this anomalous result,” the company said.

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Google Book Search Order (September 17, 2012)

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