Copyright and the Digital Library

This paper describes the legal and technical issues which bedevil the creation of online libraries, particularly in relation to copyright. It discusses the Google Books settlement of October 2008 and a number of divergent views on its value or problems for libraries.

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Source: Jeffrey J. Irwin (via E-LIS)

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