http://www.lawfont.com/2005/09/20/google-print-library-project-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/ an analysis of law, technology, economics, and policy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lawfont.com/2005/09/20/google-print-library-project-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-49 LawFont » Book digitisation projects: Google Print and all that Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:53:12 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=27#comment-49 [...] Google Print is an initiative launched by Google in December 2004. The idea behind Google Print is to enable searching within the text of books in the public domain and protected by copyright, and to assist users to locate copies of those books. The content of Google Print comes from two main resources: publishers and libraries. At issue is Google’s policy regarding copyright-protected books that are being scanned via the Library Project. [...] [...] Google Print is an initiative launched by Google in December 2004. The idea behind Google Print is to enable searching within the text of books in the public domain and protected by copyright, and to assist users to locate copies of those books. The content of Google Print comes from two main resources: publishers and libraries. At issue is Google’s policy regarding copyright-protected books that are being scanned via the Library Project. [...]

]]> http://www.lawfont.com/2005/09/20/google-print-library-project-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-32 LawFont » Google Print: good news and bad news Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:59:06 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=27#comment-32 [...] The AAP lawsuit is reportedly a reaction to Google’s “opt out” approach to scanning copyright works, in which it has established a 1 November deadline for publishers to identify the books they do not wish included. As remarked in an earlier post, Google plans to scan entire books, but to allow users access to only limited excerpts. Google will provide information for users on where to locate copies of these works, including providing links to online booksellers, and (particularly in the case of out-of-print titles) relevant library information. In many instances, these links will mean increased revenues for publishers and authors. [...] [...] The AAP lawsuit is reportedly a reaction to Google’s “opt out” approach to scanning copyright works, in which it has established a 1 November deadline for publishers to identify the books they do not wish included. As remarked in an earlier post, Google plans to scan entire books, but to allow users access to only limited excerpts. Google will provide information for users on where to locate copies of these works, including providing links to online booksellers, and (particularly in the case of out-of-print titles) relevant library information. In many instances, these links will mean increased revenues for publishers and authors. [...]

]]> http://www.lawfont.com/2005/09/20/google-print-library-project-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-8 LawFont » Yahoo backs Open Content Alliance Fri, 07 Oct 2005 03:02:23 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=27#comment-8 [...] USA Today has reported that a Yahoo-backed alliance plans to provide digitised copyright material online. Yahoo Inc., along with partners including Adobe Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., the Internet Archive, O’Reilly Media Inc., the University of California, and the University of Toronto, plans to do something similar to the Google-backed initiative that I described in an earlier post. [...] [...] USA Today has reported that a Yahoo-backed alliance plans to provide digitised copyright material online. Yahoo Inc., along with partners including Adobe Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., the Internet Archive, O’Reilly Media Inc., the University of California, and the University of Toronto, plans to do something similar to the Google-backed initiative that I described in an earlier post. [...]

]]> http://www.lawfont.com/2005/09/20/google-print-library-project-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-6 LawFont » O’Reilly on Google Library Project Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:22:18 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=27#comment-6 [...] Tim O’Reilly, commentator and head of the excellent O’Reilly technical publishing series, has a fascinating take on the Authors’ Guilde suit against the Google Library Project. See Sarah’s earlier post for additional comment. 3:20 pm - posted by ben. Categories: IP , Copyright , Law , USA  [...] [...] Tim O’Reilly, commentator and head of the excellent O’Reilly technical publishing series, has a fascinating take on the Authors’ Guilde suit against the Google Library Project. See Sarah’s earlier post for additional comment. 3:20 pm – posted by ben. Categories: IP , Copyright , Law , USA  [...]

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