Google wins book-scanning case: judge finds “fair use,” cites many benefits
> Chin also rejected the theory that Google was depriving authors of income, noting that the company does not sell the scans or make whole copies of books available. He concluded, instead, that Google Books served to help readers discover new books and amounted to “new income from authors.”<p>Fire up your torrents.  We have a new precedent for the legality of file sharing.  As long as the pirates aren't selling you the files, they're helping you discover new movies!