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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
It's a bit more nuanced than that. Even if they were doing it for free, they are still violating copyright. They don't have permission to COPY books unless granted that right by the COPYRIGHT owner. Just because a book is in a library doesn't mean it's legal to copy it, in any form.
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Some facts here are a little squed:
"Google says it will scan copyright protected books from libraries unless the publisher or copyright holder expressly opts out. If the book is copyright protected, there is minimal text, only a few sentences, or "snippets," surrounding the keywords searched. There are no ads on Google Library Project pages."
So, they are not showing the whole work... which seems like fair use. Also, contrary to what you said Taylor, there are NO ADS on pages with copyrighted works scanned from a Library.
Also, if you are a publisher partner:
Under the Google Publisher Program, the company is working with book publishers to make titles searchable and easy to purchase. The search result pages include advertisements if publishers want them, and most of the revenue goes to the publishers, Google said.
Also, they have links to be able to buy the books. Most of the ad revenue goes to the publisher. It also makes there books more visible.
Then again, some people just think Google is evil so anything they do is wrong.
BOb
EDIT: These quotes come from this article
http://news.cnet.com/Googles-battle-...3-5907506.html