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This report discusses the digitization of copyrighted materials, focusing on the fair use of digitized copyrighted materials. It examines the legal implications and the Google Book Search lawsuit, providing insights into the future of selling copyrighted works.
What's inside
- The movement to digitize written works
- Legal implications of displaying digitized copyrighted materials
- Google's digitization efforts and the lawsuit
- Impact of digitization on sales and copyright holder rights
- Conclusion and future of selling copyrighted works
Who it is for: Students and professionals studying copyright law and digital media. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
Digitizing books and other written works raises questions about copyright. Students learn about the legal issues and the Google Book Search case.
Digitizing written works
There is a trend to convert books and other written materials into digital formats. This can be for preservation, or for selling them online. A search can show part of a work, but not the whole thing.
Google's digitization project
Google digitized millions of books, many still under copyright. Google chose an opt-out system for copyright holders. This avoided the need to get permission from every copyright holder.
The lawsuit and its settlement
The lawsuit against Google did not decide if showing book extracts was legal. It decided how to pay copyright holders. Google continues to digitize books and sell access to them.
The future of digitized books
Google will keep digitizing books and paying royalties to copyright holders. This could increase sales of books. A registry will distribute these royalties.
Key terms
- digitizing
- Converting written works into digital formats.
- opt-out system
- A system where copyright holders must actively choose to exclude their work.
- royalties
- Payments made to copyright holders for the use of their work.
- Google Book Search
- Google's project to digitize millions of books.
- copyright holders
- People or organizations that own the rights to a written work.
- out-of-print books
- Books that are no longer being published or sold in physical form.
Questions this document helps with
- Can extracts of copyrighted books be shown online?
- How does Google handle copyright for digitized books?
- What was the outcome of the lawsuit against Google?
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