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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 16 November | 91 comments (91 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

What exactly is the nature of the complaints against Google by authors groups? Is it that it is violating current, standing copyright protections on these unavailable, out-of-print books, or that they are hoping to extend their (expired) copyright protection at the last minute to cash in now that technology has made it theoretically possible to do so?

by Zwackus on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 07:06:59 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

Copyright should lapse on out-of-print books.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 07:12:23 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

No not lapse, revert to the Authors, otherwise publishers will be able to take a book out of print, and then publish again without paying the author once the copyright has lapsed.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 07:55:45 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

In any properly-framed contract (though not all are), the rights in the work can be reclaimed by the author if the publisher ceases publication. They don't usually revert automatically, though.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 08:04:45 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

June 2009
Sept 2009 1, 2

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 08:33:18 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 16 November | 91 comments (91 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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