John Oates, Google Books under fire, The Register, May 25, 2005. Excerpt: 'Google’s plan to digitise thousands of out-of-copywright text books came under fire yesterday from a group of leading US publishers. The Association of American University Presses wrote to the search behemoth on Friday outlining its concerns. The letter, signed by Peter Givler, executive director of AAUP, asks Google a series of questions regarding its claim to "fair use" in making library books available online. Givler wants more information on Google's claim that once digitised then the copyright of the work rests with Google. He also wants to know how long a "snippet" is and how Google intends to protect copies against misuse.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/25/2005 09:17:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
