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Fair Use, Search Engines and Thumbnail Images

From News.com: Search engines’ display of miniature images is fair use under copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, but the legality of presenting full-size renditions of visual works is yet to be determined.

  • Opinion and Order from the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Leslie A. Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation (now known as Ditto.com).
  • For case background and documents, see NetCopyRightLaw, Kelly v Arriba Soft.
  • Web Linking Need Not Cause Copyright Liability
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