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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
While I think digitization of otherwise inaccessible books can be a Good Thing™, I have to concur that on a fundamental level the Google agreement appears to violate copyright.
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And it's unclear whether anyone else who scans a bunch of out-of-print books will get the same deal as Google, assuming anyone has the time or resources to replicate the effort.
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Well, that's the point, isn't it? Google has the resources and has made the effort.
Not that I have a clue whether the settlement is 'fair' or not, but on the whole I do think the project is a Good Thing. But the contention is about 'orphan' works, which have little to no monetary value by definition, so I'm more likely to come down on Google's side than not.