Friday, October 07, 2005
Google and Books
The Chronicle: Daily news: 10/07/2005 -- 01: "Academic Press and Prolific Author Tell Google to Remove Their Books From Its Scanning Project
By VINCENT KIERNAN
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Academic press and prolific author tell Google to remove their books from its scanning project
A well-known scholar and his publisher have demanded that Google withdraw his books from the digital archive that the Internet-search company is compiling from the holdings of five university and research libraries.
'The basic problem is copyright violation,' said Jacob Neusner, a research professor of theology at Bard College, who has written more than 900 books (The Chronicle, May 9, 1997).
In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Neusner said that he had asked Google to remove his works from its Google Library project, but Google had insisted that he fill out a separate form for each of his books. That was wrong, said Mr. Neusner, because under copyright law it is Google's responsibility to seek permission to use a copyrighted work."
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There's more information at the Chronicle (subscription only). This is an interesting saga and deals with both copyright and accessibility. Where does the information superhighway end? or does it?
By VINCENT KIERNAN
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House Republicans offer bill to aid colleges and students affected by hurricanes
Senate endorses a $40-million increase for defense research and scholarships
Copycat allegations roil sociologists at Penn, raising question of whether 'analytic schemes' can be plagiarized
Winner of 2005 Nobel Peace Prize taught at NYU
Overhauled GRE will feature new types of questions and last 90 minutes longer
Graduate schools should look outward by training for nonacademic jobs and helping society, report says
State Digest: a roundup of this week's news from the states
2 New Jersey colleges will offer academic programs for students with intellectual disabilities
This week at the Al-Arian trial: prosecutors present evidence of concern for 'the guys' in Gaza
Ig Nobel Prizes honor syrup-swimming test and prosthetic testicles for animals
Information Technology
Academic press and prolific author tell Google to remove their books from its scanning project
A well-known scholar and his publisher have demanded that Google withdraw his books from the digital archive that the Internet-search company is compiling from the holdings of five university and research libraries.
'The basic problem is copyright violation,' said Jacob Neusner, a research professor of theology at Bard College, who has written more than 900 books (The Chronicle, May 9, 1997).
In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Neusner said that he had asked Google to remove his works from its Google Library project, but Google had insisted that he fill out a separate form for each of his books. That was wrong, said Mr. Neusner, because under copyright law it is Google's responsibility to seek permission to use a copyrighted work."
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There's more information at the Chronicle (subscription only). This is an interesting saga and deals with both copyright and accessibility. Where does the information superhighway end? or does it?
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