tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991223.post110571389896135393..comments2023-10-28T08:33:11.568-05:00Comments on The Centered Librarian: Let a Thousand Googles BloomDavid Bookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996205288255786668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991223.post-1105720666141197632005-01-14T11:37:00.000-05:002005-01-14T11:37:00.000-05:00This was announced several weeks ago, but I though...This was announced several weeks ago, but I thought it might be interesting to add to this discussion.<br /><br />Ten major international libraries (including Carnegie Mellon University library and The Library of Congress) have agreed to combine their digitized book collections into a free text-based archive hosted by the not-for-profit <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2F">Internet Archive</A>.<br /><br />Article available from <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwr.co.uk%2FIWR%2F1160176">Information World review</A>.Aimee Reisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650093703239737561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991223.post-1105714265578848002005-01-14T09:51:00.000-05:002005-01-14T09:51:00.000-05:00But the excitement around Google's extraordinary p...But the excitement around Google's extraordinary plan has obscured a dirty little secret: It is not at all clear that Google and these libraries have the legal right to do what is proposed. For work in the public domain, the right is clear enough. But for work not in the public domain, Google's right to scan — to copy — whole texts to index is uncertain at best, even if it ultimately makes only snippets available. When permission has been given by the copyright holder, again there's no problem. But when permission has not been secured, the law is essentially uncertain. If lawsuits were filed, and if Google and its partner libraries were found to have violated the law, their legal exposure could reach into the billions.Lisa Closehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235101826262300249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991223.post-1105714132915461132005-01-14T09:48:00.000-05:002005-01-14T09:48:00.000-05:00If you are prompted to log in, go to bugmenot.com ...If you are prompted to log in, go to bugmenot.com to get a login and passwordLisa Closehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235101826262300249noreply@blogger.com