http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/shimenawa.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:07:28 +0000 Jim Carlile [Visitor] c75122@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ Check out clause 6.3 (b). Kind of troubling about what happens if they accidentally sell a public domain work. Quick answer-- they keep the money, and if an individual consumer buys a PD work that should have been free, the rights holder gets to keep the money, too.<br /> <br /> A recipe for lots of problems-- such as, a huge number of copyright/PD disputes over 1922-1964 works. And there's also no requirement (that I can find) that says Google has to provide downloads for PD works, which means they could end up charging for them, while still providing free online display, which is required by several library agreements.<br /> <br /> Since most of these books were taxpayer-provided for free, more PD rules should have been implemented.
A recipe for lots of problems-- such as, a huge number of copyright/PD disputes over 1922-1964 works. And there's also no requirement (that I can find) that says Google has to provide downloads for PD works, which means they could end up charging for them, while still providing free online display, which is required by several library agreements.

Since most of these books were taxpayer-provided for free, more PD rules should have been implemented.]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/shimenawa.php/2008/11/01/eff-s-settlement-concerns#c75122