[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on cookbooks
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:40:31 -0500
These are all local "bodies"; can I contact them and mail in releases if they
agree? They are mostly church ladies and one police auxiliary if memory serves
me...
Valerie
On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Scott Rains wrote:
> From Bookshare's librarian on this post:
>
> "Unfortunately, these aren't "public domain" ... They are copyrighted by the
> body that created them. We can't add them to the collection. To add them, I
> have to chase down the institution that created them, get written permission
> from the issuing body, and hold onto this written permission in my files at
> Bookshare."
>
> As a rule of thumb it is safer to select books with clear copyright
> information.
>
> Scott Rains
> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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> If they are really not copyrighted you can do pretty much anything you want
> to with them. There is such a thing as common law copyright, though, and
> that should be taken into consideration when contemplating doing anything
> you want with them. Common law copyright automatically gives certain
> protections to anything someone might write without having to register it
> anywhere. That means that private letters fall under common law copyright.
> However, I would expect that the exemption in the copyright law would apply
> just as much to common law copyright. We are expected to include a copyright
> page though. If there is none I suppose you would have to consult with
> Bookshare staff on how to handle that.
>
>
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>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:28 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Question on cookbooks
>
>
> Are there any exemptions for "public domain"/fundraiser non copyrighted
> cookbooks going into bookshare? Someone gave me a box of cookbooks and
> maybe a third of them are non copyrighted but wonderfully formatted for
> scanning. I fear they are not eligible, but would love to help them find
> their way into the collection.
>
> Thanks!
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