[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Google
- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:30:52 -0400
If I understand the copyright exception under which Bookshare operates
correctly it has been legal for Google to supply Bookshare with the
full text of those millions of books all along anyway just as all of
us can scan a book and submit it without getting permission from
anyone.
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Shelley L. Rhodes
<guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wonder, would Bookshare be one of the "libraries. Se below message from
> Ellen.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Basler, Ellen ED
> To: Shelley L. Rhodes
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:32 PM
> Subject: Google
> Hi Shelley,
>
> If you think people would be interested, could you post this to Bookshare?
> My email address changed so, while I am still getting postings, I can't post
> (re-registering, a job for another day).
>
>
> Here is a news article from Chronicle of Higher Education - Google has
> settled its lawsuit with authors and publishers and will most likely be able
> to allow full-text access to their scanned books, within the U.S.
>
> http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3423/google-publishers-and-authors-settle-huge-lawsuit-over-book-scanning-project?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
>
>
> Ellen Basler
> Alternate Format Librarian
> Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
>
>
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