Google wins again. For the past ten years, Google has battled authors and publishers over the right to make snippets of books searchable on its massive search engine. On Friday, October 16, the 2nd United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York unanimously agreed with Google in their ruling.
In essence, it is legal under copyright law for Google to scan millions of books and make snippets of them searchable online.
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It never fails, about every six months or so the Facebook community launches into a frenzy over “Copyright Protection.” I’m sure you’ve seen it: the warning of impending doom if you don’t copy and paste the privacy declaration into your News Feed or Page. We writer types take copyright protection pretty seriously. But, does that mean that posting a few words on Facebook gives you any power at all? 
This is crunch time. How are you doing on your 2015 writing and publishing goals? You know what? There’s still time. This is my favorite time of the year to reset the clock and make the final push. Too many times, we plow through the year without reflecting and reassessing what’s ahead. 
Throughout the pages of Indies Unlimited, you’ll find a wealth of knowledge on writing, marketing and promoting your books. After all,