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more on "Google Print" and Ethics
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:48:38 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: John R Levine <johnl () iecc com> Date: August 13, 2005 9:48:04 PM EDT To: Karl Auerbach <karl () cavebear com> Cc: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] more on "Google Print" and Ethics
But to change the subject slightly - I've become concerned with how search engine companies are making a buck off of web-based works without letting the authors share in the wealth.
Yup, that's how it's supposed to work. The point of copyright is not to guarantee authors a cut every time someone looks at a word they wrote. It's to get material into the handsof the public. The limited rights granted by copyright are the carrot to
persuade authors to publish rather than selling individually licensed copies of their work. The leakage due to first sale and fair use is an integral part of copyright. People have been making directories of various sorts for centuries, long before there were computers. This isn't a new question, and the answer hasn't changed just because it's become more automated. (The only major change I can think of in recent years is the Feist decision which says that originality as well as effort are required to make something copyrightable.) I have seen occasional sabers rattled with claims like this, but none of them has gone anywhere. Regards,John Levine, johnl () iecc com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Mayor "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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