Coyle's InFormation: Google Giveth ... and Taketh Away (3)
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The agreement between Google and the AAP is of great significance for libraries. It is also very long, written in "legalese", and contains conclusions of a lengthy negotiation without revealing the nature of the discussion. Given that many lawyers were involved, we may never get the back story of this historic settlement, yet it has the potential to change the landscape on rights, digitization, and libraries.I am basing much of my analysis on the summary ...
If Google is allowed to do this, shouldn't anyone be allowed to do it? (4)
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This Google/AAP settlement has hit my brain like a steel ball in a pinball machine, careening around and setting off bells and lights in all directions. In other words, where do I start?Reading the FAQ (not the full 140+ page document), it seems to go like this:Google makes a copy of a book.Google lets people search on words in the book.Google lets people pay to see the book, perhaps buy the book, with some money ...
Determining Copyright Status (2)
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Among the many interesting bits in the Google/AAP agreement is Section E which essentially lays out in detail what steps Google must take to determine if an item is or is not in the public domain. As we know, this is not easy. The agreement states that two people must view the title page of the work (yes, it says "two people") to determine if the item has a copyright notice, and to check the ...
