Publishers balk at Google book copy plan

Media Change: "The fact is Google Print for Libraries appears to be built on a gigantic fair use claim, which we think is questionable at best,"

Isn't that a media transfer? i.e. if you can move an album from CD to MP3 by digitizating it you can move a book from print to computer text by scanning it.

Also didn't the person who just resign from Google work for Caere the OCR people?; Posted by: Nigel Johnstone Posted on: 05/24/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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I don't think it does Nigel Johnstone | 05/25/05

Media Change Nigel Johnstone | 05/24/05

How about this Nigel Johnstone | 05/25/05

I don't think... rapson | 05/25/05

But its not Nigel Johnstone | 05/25/05

Then... rapson | 05/25/05

That's a big "If". No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/05

Fuzzy target, need better OCR TheProtector | 05/25/05

Opt out? rapson | 05/25/05

From the comment above Nigel Johnstone | 05/25/05

Snippets? rapson | 05/25/05

If that's the case rapson | 05/25/05

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