tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post6064118158101281174..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Google Books wins latest round of Fair Use FightJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-16284238635660125422015-10-20T03:50:26.940-07:002015-10-20T03:50:26.940-07:00It's about time! This dispute over the "p...It's about time! This dispute over the "preview" violating fair-use is the most ridiculous things I've heard; without that preview, many of those books would never see the light of day. I wonder how many of the associated authors (or copyright holders) are aware of the case made by The Authors Guild, et al, being detrimental to the continued access to their books.<br /><br />On the downside, I have had difficulty getting copies of such books, either in paper or digital form. There should be a much easier way of obtaining paid copies of these digitised versions.Tony Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330460400737261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-87951925570868425312015-10-19T18:27:23.664-07:002015-10-19T18:27:23.664-07:00In fact books from outside the US are governed by ...In fact books from outside the US are governed by the copyright laws of the country of origin and have been since the US ratified the Berne Convention and implemented rules regarding foreign copyrights. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-50050197595835531882015-10-19T16:48:11.334-07:002015-10-19T16:48:11.334-07:00To complicate things further, books or docs from o...To complicate things further, books or docs from other countries might be governed by copyright laws from those places. Yikes.Cathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461484882494138496noreply@blogger.com