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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
I am repeating myself somewhat here I know.
Anyone has the right to scan and keep a book AFAIK. Even Google and I think that is a good thing.
Posting that book or a portion thereof against an individual authors express wishes is not right IMO. Even Amazon waits for permission for the peek inside the book feature. That is AFAIK the main issue the authors guild is protesting.
One erosion of a right has historically often led to another as the following quote illustrates.
Helen
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How likely do you think it is that Amazon simply doesn't want to bother with the hassle of dealing with authors getting upset over the peek inside the book feature? What is their incentive to do it without the author's permission?
If Google were to wait for the authors' permission, they might as well scrap the whole project. BEST case scenario, authors don't care and ignore Google altogether. So they do it anyway and deal with arguing it out in court. (It is, after all, a fair use scenario for both Amazon and Google.) Amazon will just wait for the author to agree, just to avoid the bother of a court case, since the authors will eventually agree anyway, since it is their SALESMAN doing it, FOR THEM!
Oh, yes, and one of the numerous things that publishers get very upset about is stupid things like Fair Use of stuff you bought, so legally anyone CAN scan and keep their own book, but if the authors guild could track you down and it was worth their time, they'd be just as upset at you as they are at Google.
http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/p...y-of-scanning/