The article linked at 28 May 12 - 09:19 PM on "The Library of Utopia" predicted by inference the decision yesterday that consolidates three separate © lawsuits against Google Books and allows several groups of authors, publishers, and photographers groups to act as a class:

Authors win class status in Google books suit

It's impossible to predict at this point what might be decided, with the worst case possibility that any decision could drastically curtail the entire spectrum of digital archiving of existing - especially out of print - books and other publications. In the most optimistic of results, the suits might provide some clarification of what is (and is not) acceptable.

Of course any eventual decision might just add to the confusion ...

There's no real indication of swift movement toward any start of hearings, and it may be years before the movie starts, but Librarians especially, and those concerned about getting bookiness to the public - in whatever form - may want to watch for more on the subject.

John