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On second thought...
After looking at Google's own webpage on the project, I don't see a problem if their description is accurate. Here's what they say about copyrighted works:

A book such as the 1924 True Stories of Pioneer Life by Mary C. Moulton, on the other hand, may still be in copyright in the United States, and we treat it as such. So, when you preview it on Google Print, you'll only see snippets of text directly around your search term. This snippet view is designed to help users find the book in their search results and make a decision about whether to go find a physical copy of the book with just bibliographic information and a few short sentences around their search query.

Looks like fair use to me.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 09/20/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's Napster all over again  LateBlt | 09/20/05
Since when is wanting to make a living  Real World | 09/20/05
Nobody's calling it sinister, but...  LateBlt | 09/20/05
You assume publishing a book is free.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/05
Putting out books is cheaper than music  LateBlt | 09/20/05
Sorry, I still disagree  Real World | 09/21/05
Have you ever written anything?  voska | 09/21/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
CDS in Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
try reading the law  voska | 09/21/05
Putting out books is NOT cheaper than music  vulpine@... | 09/21/05
Art is a product  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
This has nothing to do with Napster  specialk_z | 09/21/05
Benefit to Authors  Erik1234 | 09/21/05
Back to Napster again we are  specialk_z | 09/21/05
Not quite  ebphoto | 09/22/05
If the book sells the author profits  voska | 09/21/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
That's your opinion  voska | 09/21/05
Ziiing...  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
Wonderful wink  petit@... | 09/21/05
LOL  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
You said it yourself  specialk_z | 09/21/05
I predict..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Google does not provide a FAIR SEARCH  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
Granted, but..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Oops!  John L. Ries | 09/20/05
On second thought...  John L. Ries | 09/20/05
Profiting is not considered fair use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/05
Google Profits  Erik1234 | 09/21/05
Very fine hair  Patrick Jones | 09/21/05
Copyright does not give total control to author/copyright holder.  Root User | 09/20/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
RE:Copyright does not give total control to author/copyright holder  ebphoto | 09/22/05
Perhaps you Google follk should...  Nigel Johnstone | 09/21/05
That's wrong  rapson | 09/21/05
Should be but it's not  voska | 09/21/05
Wrong, not illegal  rapson | 09/21/05
wrong is open to interpretation  voska | 09/21/05
Spot on!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/05
Nope, your wrong. The people the authors guild should be sueing is  Been_Done_Before | 09/21/05
libraries can do this  voska | 09/21/05
You missed the point  rapson | 10/03/05
Just a matter of convenience  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Bingo  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
Right  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Hmmmm..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Google Is Not The Good Guy  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
Google's right  Dr_Zinj | 09/21/05
Is somebody missing the point ?  carel@... | 09/21/05
Dogs in the Manger  thall@... | 09/23/05
Let's stay in the Stone Age, shall we?  pmyhre | 09/23/05

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