Copyright practice isn't copyright law, and the latter seems to be on Google's side even though publisher interests claim otherwise. Once November rolls around, Pat Schroeder and her Association of American Publishers will either have to file a lawsuit or back down....Legal experts quoted by InformationWeek think the public good of the project, coupled with existing "fair use" doctrines, will work in Google's favor. The fair use angle will probably be the hinge upon which the case turns....It could even get a bit worse for publishers with regards to out-of-print works. Google could potentially partner with a print-on-demand company to deliver copies of books publishers no longer produce. Revenue would be split between Google, the printer, and the author; the publishers receive zero.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/06/2005 10:04:00 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.
