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Kali Yuga · 10-15-2012, 07:49 PM

Sounds like a good ruling to me, although it's limited in scope. From the article:

"The rules of the trust indicate only books in the public domain can have a full text search. Those who own copyright on the other materials would need to give approval before Google can use them."

Fair use ought to cover that; it should also cover use by students, faculty and staff. I don't know if Hathi has a plan for the latter, though.

10-15-2012, 07:49 PM	#5
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	Sounds like a good ruling to me, although it's limited in scope. From the article: "The rules of the trust indicate only books in the public domain can have a full text search. Those who own copyright on the other materials would need to give approval before Google can use them." Fair use ought to cover that; it should also cover use by students, faculty and staff. I don't know if Hathi has a plan for the latter, though.