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Incitatus

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8. I don't see why authors would oppose this.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 06:51 PM

Nov 2013

Google's argument makes sense. It gives the authors exposure and makes their work more searchable to prospective customers. I can see why publishing companies might oppose it. It would make it easier for authors to create and sell their own ebooks and cut the publishing company's share out of the equation.

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Google defeats authors in U.S. book-scanning lawsuit [View all] Eugene Nov 2013 OP

Good to see 'fair use' win a victory... PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #1

Good. Copyright has been so twisted out of shape.. MicaelS Nov 2013 #2

Laws? Martak Sarno Nov 2013 #3

If they are scanning for their search engine dbackjon Nov 2013 #4

The copyright law should revert to its earlier form instead of tying written works shraby Nov 2013 #5

Apparently some publishers are using the copyright law to keep older works off the market... PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #7

25 years is plenty long enough. MicaelS Nov 2013 #9

You can under fair use. Just not the whole thing. Dash87 Nov 2013 #6

How does it only benefit the 1% but not everyone else? Also, how does it harm the authors? penultimate Nov 2013 #11

I don't see why authors would oppose this. Incitatus Nov 2013 #8

Confused me too, well, until I thought about it. They probably don't oppose the concept at all penultimate Nov 2013 #10