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carld · 05-18-2011, 08:43 PM

Rather than declaring these orphan works and handing over the rights to Google, I'd much rather see these books moved into the Public Domain, with the proviso that should a copyright owner come forward they have a right to reclaim their book.

05-18-2011, 08:43 PM	#6
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Rather than declaring these orphan works and handing over the rights to Google, I'd much rather see these books moved into the Public Domain, with the proviso that should a copyright owner come forward they have a right to reclaim their book.