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Originally Posted by ahi
And do what with it?
Technology isn't magic.
What on earth would google's pitiably OCR'd database be useful for in this context?
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Yes, if you're fixed into a very narrow view which refuses to see the box. The actual content of the database is irrelevant. The value is that google have for each book they scanned identified the rights owners.
Is it going to be near perfect? No, but it'll eliminate many of the common-case problems. Trying for perfection is this sort of thing is a very good way of paralysing the system into doing nothing.