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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Sure, and that's why it's useful.
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That's why Google's database is pretty much useless. For well-known works, Amazon's own database works better.
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Sorry, taking that with a very large pinch of salt - does that apply to just books or to all published works, including electronic publishing?
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It applies to all works that are copyrighted.
Electronic or not is irrelevant since we are talking about works that saw print and were digitized - as opposed to works that went straight to digital without ever seeing print.
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Oh sure there is, if you've profited from it. If you make an explicit penalty for the claim itself, then you're in danger of creating a situation of more money being the arbitrator of who owns copyright (more than at present, I mean).
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So, Obscure J. Author writes a book in 1970 and in the 80's dies. Conde Nast claims that they own the copyright to that book (even though they don't), and makes Project Gutenberg take it off the site.
What law was broken? I can't find one.
Now, if the copyright holder comes forward with proof that Conde Nast doesn't own the copyright, what penalty does Conde Nast pay? They never published anything (yet). They never made any money off that book (yet).