[bksvol-discuss] Re: Sharing RTFs
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:48:49 -0800
Are you talking about a person e-mailing several pages to a proofreader because
the original pages did not scan properly? I hope not because how else can some
corrections be made?
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Julie Carpenter
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:50 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Sharing RTFs
Hello All -
Bookshare Management has been made aware of ongoing concerns related to
sharing RTF files. Discussion surrounding this topic within the volunteer
community seems to be: if the book is not yet in Bookshare's collection or
under direct supervision of Bookshare, it is fine to distribute among the
volunteer community to solicit help with proofing. It is illegal and unethical
to send parts or wholes of books to other individuals over the internet without
explicit permission from the copyright holder. Bookshare cannot emphasize this
enough. It is impermissible for Bookshare volunteers to violate copyright.
From Bookshare's volunteer agreement: "If a copyright violation occurs that
is traced to me, Bookshare will discontinue my account. I acknowledge that
violations of copyright law and the terms of this agreement may subject me and
other people committing such violations to civil and criminal liability, and
that Bookshare will cooperate with copyright holders on investigations of such
violations. If I violate the terms of this agreement, Bookshare may
unilaterally and immediately terminate this agreement by written or email
notice to me."
We value greatly all of the hard work and loyalty our volunteers donate to
make our organization productive and successful. However, to maintain our
position in the field of accessible books, it is crucial that our volunteer
community adhere strictly to the rules of copyright, and avoid at all cost, any
violation thereof.
Thank you,
Julie Carpenter
Collection Development Manager
Bookshare
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