[bookshare-discuss] Re: Google and Bookshare?

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:32:22 -0800 (PST)

I'm under the impression--mistaken?--that google is
not able to make available books that are under
copyright--just older books.  Am I wrong?

Cindy

--- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Bill,  There have been discussions with Google
> regarding partnership
> possibilities.  However, at this time, there are
> considerable legal and
> other challenges that must be resolved before this
> can become a real
> possibility.
> 
> Pratik
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bill holton [mailto:bill32607@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 8:43 AM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Google and Bookshare?
> 
> Since Google is already scanning nearly every book
> in existance for their 
> books project, has there been any work toward
> getting them to deposit their 
> scans in Bookshare, or at least making the text
> available to Bookshare 
> members?  Seems like a dream partnership
> possibility.
> 
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