This is really interesting!
May I get back at my one suggestion: If (1) libraries generally do not make
any money on imaging services and (2) there are many sub-publication quality
images (from, e.g., microfiche, who are usually sufficient for transcription
etc.) already in the hands of researchers who already paid for them, in
theory it should be possible to approach libraries and ask whether we could
make them available for easier access and use to a wider audience (free of
charge). They would not loose any money, neither would we not make any money
at their cost, since any further publication and reimaging in higher quality
would still have to go via the IPR holders. Would anybody be interested in
such a project?
J
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Sent: 13 June 2006 03:13
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Subject: Re: Getting images of manuscript pages online
I'm not a lawyer, but my understanoing is that there was a commnwealth
decision this way as well. Certainly at the learneds in Canada this
year, this was the opinion of Canadian lawyers who discussed copyright
with us.
-d
On Mon, 2006-12-06 at 21:57 -0400, Ed Snible wrote:
> James Cummings writes:
> >If they have taken a digital photograph of an object for you,
> >then the IPR rests with the photographer or more usually
> >institution as his employer.
>
> This is not true in the United States. Under "Bridgeman Art Library v.
> Corel Corp", exact photographic copies are unprotectable by copyright.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_vs_Corel
>
> -Ed Snible
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