Judge Denny Chin of the US Circuit Court in New York ruled that the scanning can be classified as fair use since it was "highly transformative." Chin also said that the scanning was not detrimental to the marketing for the author's work.
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Private messaging app Wickr redesigns amid fundraising
California-based private messaging app Wickr had redesigned and is in the middle of a USD7.4 million fundraising, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today.
WePopp, a social planning app, secures EUR 130,000 from French angels
WePopp, a social planning app based in Paris, France, announced that it has secured EUR 130,000 from a small group of France-based angel investors. The newly injected funds will then be used to lure in more users to its system.
Google's self-driving car to beat Nissan's 2020 car launch - report
Although Nissan had set a timeframe of its release of self-driving cars to the public, a report by US News argued that Google might be launching its version of the self-driving car earlier.
Twitter puts tighter security measure in place following NSA leak
Micro-blogging site Twitter reportedly enabled Perfect Forward Security (PFS) across its mobile site, website and API feeds.
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Google announced that it will invest USD607 million to upgrade its seawater-cooled facility in Finland and convert it into a bigger data center.
Leaked images sparked rumors that Apple was developing a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad mini.
Atlantic Grid had moved to connecting power for delivery to New Jersey state. The company that had plans to build an undersea power transmission line backed by Google, Atlantic Grid Development LLC, has refocused its efforts in moving electrical power across New Jersey instead of its original plan of interconnecting offshore wind farms.
Google has not yet unveiled the Nexus 5 smartphone, resulting to new speculations about the new smartphone release
A Telegraph report revealed the hidden features of Android smartphones. A report from UK newspaper The Telegraph revealed hidden features of Android smartphones.
Google, SAP and Cisco had been in discussions to possible acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, said a Reuters report.
Google modifies its search engines to accommodate competitors, as confirmed by EU Competition Commission and Google executives.
Google was advised by the Federal Trade Commission that it would not object to the search engine's acquisition of mapping app firm Waze.
Google rolled out new updates on Chrome and Chrome apps today, simplifying certain features. Today, Google rolled out an update of its Chrome browser to simplify new tab interface.
