Copyright and the Digital Library

Erwin, Jeffrey J. Copyright and the Digital Library., 2008 [Preprint]

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This paper describes the legal and technical issues which bedevil the creation of online libraries, particularly in relation to copyright. It discusses the Google Books settlement of October 2008 and a number of divergent views on its value or problems for libraries.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: digital copyright, Google Books
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > EC. Book selling.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HN. e-journals.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HO. e-books.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HP. e-resources.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HI. Electronic Media.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BF. Information policy
L. Information technology and library technology > LC. Internet, including WWW.
Depositing user: Jeffrey J Erwin
Date deposited: 07 Nov 2008
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:13
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/12492

References

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Lardinois, Frederic (2008). “The End of Snippet View: Google settles Lawsuit with Book Publishers.” New York Times, 28 Oct 2008.

Lessig, Lawrence (2003). “We Need Your Help.” Lessig Blog, May 2003. Retrieved on 25 Oct 2008 from http://lessig.org/blog/2003/05/we_need_your_help.html.

Lessig, Lawrence (2008). “On the Google Book Search agreement.” Lessig Blog, 29 Oct 2008. Retrieved on 29 Oct 2008 from http://lessig.org/blog/2008/10/on_the_google_book_search_agre.html.

Roush, Wade (2008). “In Google Book Search Settlement, Readers Lose.” XEconomy, 31 Oct 2008. Retrieved on 2 Nov 2008 from http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/10/31/in-google-book-search-settlement-readers-lose/.


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