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US appeals panel speaks well of Google book plans

By Larry Neumeister
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NEW YORK (AP) — Judges on a federal appeals court panel spoke excitedly Wednesday about Google Inc.’s plan to create the world’s largest digital library, signaling that the court has a favorable opinion about the value of the project.

Three judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan were considering an appeal by Mountain View, Calif.-based Google of a judge’s decision last year to grant class status to authors represented in an 8-year-old lawsuit by lawyers for the Authors Guild.

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