From Media Post:
Google’s book search feature, which displays snippets of published works, has a “real-life impact” on writers’ ability to earn a living, according to the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
That group argues in a new court papers that the snippet-view feature “produces market harm and actual damage.”
The ASJA, which represents around 1,200 freelance writers, makes the argument in new court papers backing the Authors Guild in its long-running fight with Google over its book digitization project. The ASJA contends in a friend-of-the-court brief that some people are reading Google’s snippets instead of purchasing books.
Read the Complete Article (Including Summary of the Brief Filed with the U.S. Court)
UPDATE: Full Text of Seven Amicus Briefs Filed with U.S. Supreme Court