Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Library Projects; and Copyright
Microsoft Scans British Library
| Title: | Microsoft Scans British Library (ID: CSD4272) | | Source: | BBC News | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | As part of its recently announced involvement with the Open Content Alliance (OCA), Microsoft will scan 100,000 books from the British Library, adding about 25 million pages of text to an online archive. The OCA is a project led by Yahoo that takes an approach different from Google's in digitizing books and making them available online. Whereas books both with and without copyright protection are to be included in Google's scanning, officials with the OCA have said they will only scan books that are in the public domain or for which they have obtained permission from copyright holders. Microsoft has an established relationship with the British Library, providing tools and resources as part of the National Digital Library plan. Lynne Brindley, chief executive of the British Library, said Microsoft's latest announcement is "great news for research and scholarship and will give unparalleled access to our vast collections to people all over the world."
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Authors Guild Sues Google Over Library Project
| Title: | Authors Guild Sues Google Over Library Project (ID: CSD4219) | | Author(s): | Elinor Mills (CNET News.com) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The latest challenge to Google's Print Library Project has come in the form of a lawsuit from the Authors Guild. Since Google announced its initiative to scan millions of books in several academic and public libraries and put those materials--or portions of them--online, the search engine has been roundly criticized by publishers and others who say the entire project represents copyright infringement. Nick Taylor, president of the Authors Guild, said, "It's not up to Google or anyone other than the authors, the rightful owners of these copyrights, to decide whether and how their works will be copied." Google continues to assert that it respects copyright and that the project does not violate copyright laws. Moreover, Google contends that the project will be a boon for publishers due to the broad exposure that scanned books will have online. Plaintiffs, who are seeking class action status for their suit, are asking the courts for damages and an injunction against scanning the texts in question. | | View this resource: | |
The Google Print Library Project: A Copyright Analysis
| Title: | The Google Print Library Project: A Copyright Analysis (ID: CSD4205) | | Author(s): | Jonathan Band | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The author discusses how Google Print Library Project will make it easier than ever before for users to locate the wealth of information buried in books. He concludes that by limiting the search results to a few sentences before and after the search term, the program will not conflict with the normal exploitation of works nor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of rightsholders. In fact he states that it will increase demand for copyrighted works. | | View this resource: | |
University-Press Group Raises Questions About Google's Library-Scanning Project
| Title: | University-Press Group Raises Questions About Google's Library-Scanning Project (ID: CSD4012) | | Author(s): | Jeffrey R. Young (The Chronicle of Higher Education) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The Association of American University Presses has become the latest group to voice objections to Google Print for Libraries, a project in which the search engine is scanning some or all of the books in five university and public libraries in the United States and Britain. In a letter to Google, the organization questions the notion that copyright law allows Google to scan copyrighted works into its database, even if only small portions of those texts are available online. Peter Givler, the group's executive director, said that copyright law fundamentally applies to making copies, regardless of what is done with them. The Publishers Association, which represents publishers in England, has also objected to the project, raising many of the same objections as the Association of American University Presses. For its part, Google said it is working with publishers to address their concerns and to make the project beneficial to them as well. Hugh P. Jones, copyright counsel of the Publishers Association, said he has been in contact with Google but that so far the two groups have failed to agree. | | View this resource: | |
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