Comments on: Google Book Search, Orphan Works and the Public Domain http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/ Berkman investigators, fellows, research assistants and interns sound off about all things Digital Natives Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:59:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: cheap dedicated hosting http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-8488 cheap dedicated hosting Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:12:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-8488 No amount of protection is enough when it comes to infringement. Any bloke could have picked the book from a public library and sent to photocopying (just as example). What Google offers is a snap shot of the books available, which is great. And Google also doesn't allow browsing of the entire book. I find Google books search is a great place to preview books, other than those comments and feedback available in Amazon. Nothing beats browsing the table of contents. No amount of protection is enough when it comes to infringement. Any bloke could have picked the book from a public library and sent to photocopying (just as example).
What Google offers is a snap shot of the books available, which is great. And Google also doesn’t allow browsing of the entire book. I find Google books search is a great place to preview books, other than those comments and feedback available in Amazon. Nothing beats browsing the table of contents.

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]]> By: Stop Press for July 10th | booktwo.org http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Stop Press for July 10th | booktwo.org Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:30:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-848 [...] Digital Natives » Google Book Search, Orphan Works and the Public Domain - “This is, whatever your other feelings are about Google Book Search more generally, a wonderful advance in public accessibility of information.” [...] [...] Digital Natives » Google Book Search, Orphan Works and the Public Domain – “This is, whatever your other feelings are about Google Book Search more generally, a wonderful advance in public accessibility of information.” [...]

]]> By: Blog-Her » Notebook for the Week of June 23 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Blog-Her » Notebook for the Week of June 23 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:26:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-807 [...] Thoughts and reflections on Google’s Book Search. [Digital Natives] [...] [...] Thoughts and reflections on Google’s Book Search. [Digital Natives] [...]

]]> By: Notebook for the Week of June 23 « nina scaletti http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Notebook for the Week of June 23 « nina scaletti Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:55:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-774 [...] Thoughts and reflections on Google’s Book Search. [Digital Natives] [...] [...] Thoughts and reflections on Google’s Book Search. [Digital Natives] [...]

]]> By: Googles Book Search « Public Domain http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Googles Book Search « Public Domain Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:02:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-770 [...] Google Book Search, Orphan Works and the Public Domain [...] [...] Google Book Search, Orphan Works and the Public Domain [...]

]]> By: Google Book Search Adds Copyright Renewal Data - Creative Commons http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Google Book Search Adds Copyright Renewal Data - Creative Commons Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:52:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-765 [...] have maintained their copyright status and which have gone in to the PD. Jakob Kramer-Duffield speaks well to the implications of Google’s efforts in pointing out “there’s a danger [...] that our great knowledge [...] [...] have maintained their copyright status and which have gone in to the PD. Jakob Kramer-Duffield speaks well to the implications of Google’s efforts in pointing out “there’s a danger [...] that our great knowledge [...]

]]> By: Nikki Leon http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Nikki Leon Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:36:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/06/25/google-book-search-orphan-works-and-the-public-domain/#comment-752 One of the upshots of Google Book Search, I've noticed, is the way it can be used in classrooms. This past year, one of my professors frequently assigned readings available on Google books and other online articles. This contributed to a "go out and get it" mentality that inspired students to do a lot of independent research online. The Digital Native's search is no longer confined to a physical library, to the pages of a book, or by the whims of a publisher -- and this change is important not simply because it promotes ease of research, but because it inspires the DN *to* research. "It's out there. Grab it." The problem is, of course, that terms like "public domain" and "fair use"... and even copyright itself are poorly explained at all levels of schooling. As a result, (and I speak from my own experience and that of my peers), Digital Natives don't always know *why* they have access to something, just that they've been lucky enough to stumble upon it. Their "its out there, grab it" mentality can therefore be good or bad: if they find things that they do have the rights to use, it broadens their knowledge of the world immensely and contributes to public knowledge; if, however, they stumble on something they're not supposed to have (pirated items), there are unintended consequences. One of the upshots of Google Book Search, I’ve noticed, is the way it can be used in classrooms. This past year, one of my professors frequently assigned readings available on Google books and other online articles. This contributed to a “go out and get it” mentality that inspired students to do a lot of independent research online. The Digital Native’s search is no longer confined to a physical library, to the pages of a book, or by the whims of a publisher — and this change is important not simply because it promotes ease of research, but because it inspires the DN *to* research. “It’s out there. Grab it.”

The problem is, of course, that terms like “public domain” and “fair use”… and even copyright itself are poorly explained at all levels of schooling. As a result, (and I speak from my own experience and that of my peers), Digital Natives don’t always know *why* they have access to something, just that they’ve been lucky enough to stumble upon it. Their “its out there, grab it” mentality can therefore be good or bad: if they find things that they do have the rights to use, it broadens their knowledge of the world immensely and contributes to public knowledge; if, however, they stumble on something they’re not supposed to have (pirated items), there are unintended consequences.

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