Re: Internet Archive's Open-Text Archives Initiative

["Sally Morris \(ALPSP\)" <chief-exec@alpsp.org>]

I am having discussions with Google but would appreciate it if someone
else would also check!

Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
E-mail:  chief-exec@alpsp.org

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Subject: Re: Internet Archive's Open-Text Archives Initiative

> Dear Joe:
>
> With due respect I don't believe this is an issue of 'fair use.' 17 USC 10
> governs the legal theories which allow fair use of copyrighted works.
>
> I believe the scanning of printed books for electronic access would be
> governed by the same section of the copyright statute which governs the
> lend ing of all library book.  That would be 17 USC 106.  I believe the
> correct analogy would be library access of e-books.  I suspect that as
> long as the rights are purchased and owned by the lending institution one
> copy of the book may be accessed.
>
> I wondered -- has anyone phoned Google to ask them the legal basis for
> this endeavor?  If not, I will do that.  Thank you.
>
> Lee
>
>
> In a message dated 12/26/04 7:16:59 PM, espositoj@gmail.com writes:
>
> > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:40:54 EST, Sally Morris (ALPSP)
> > <chief-exec@alpsp.org> wrote:
> > > It is not clear to me what is the copyright situation with regard to
> > > scanning (and making available within the library, though not
> > > publicly) those books in the respective libraries' collections which
> > > are not yet out of copyright.  Can anyone answer that question?
> > >
> > > Sally Morris, Chief Executive
> > > Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
> > > E-mail:  chief-exec@alpsp.org