tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post8957272656274983492..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: 2nd Circuit Rules Index-Building Google Book Scanning Project ‘Fair Use’, Legal Because ‘Transformative’ In NatureSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-87006989404322620702015-10-20T09:41:06.596-05:002015-10-20T09:41:06.596-05:00pj, from what I've been told, a copyright is s...pj, from what I've been told, a copyright is sustainable only if its holder defends it "assiduously" ... that's the word that's always used; I don't know if it's in law somewhere... and I suspect that's what the AG feels it is doing, or is trying to convey a strong impression that is what it is doing. I have to say, though, that sustaining a lawsuit against Google for over 10 years has to be a fool's errand, not to mention a waste of money... even if they win, they lose.<br /><br />But what do I expect of an association that has the antiquated term "Guild" in its name...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-65513216891822195192015-10-19T02:10:23.549-05:002015-10-19T02:10:23.549-05:00I was curious so I looked up several books in Goog...I was curious so I looked up several books in Google Books. Two of them were "Yankee Pasha" and "American Captain" by Edison Marshall. The content provided amounted to two or three paragraphs excerpted from each book -- for some editions, nothing at all outside of links to online stores.and some publication info. I don't know if these are typical results, but I don't see how such excerpts could be even very useful, much less harmful. It's way less than one finds on Amazon's "Look Inside" previews.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.com