Comments on: Google Books and the Escape from the Black Hole http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/06/google-books-and-the-escape-from-the-black-hole/ Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:05:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cultura Digital » Sobre o ‘acordo Google Books’, ou de porque precisamos atualizar a lei de direito autoral http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/06/google-books-and-the-escape-from-the-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Cultura Digital » Sobre o ‘acordo Google Books’, ou de porque precisamos atualizar a lei de direito autoral Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:29:01 +0000 http://www.thepublicdomain.org/?p=1119#comment-908 [...] Jamie Boyle, o pai da ecologia digital, conta que em um tempo distante… tínhamos 3 situações. O tempo de proteção das obras era curto, o registro para proteção da obra tinha que ser renovado (o que a maioria não fazia), e o tal registro nem chegava a existir a não ser que fosse solicitado. Hoje tudo é bem diferente. Os períodos de proteção automática a direitos autorais podem durar mais de 100 anos. O resultado? As grandes bibliotecas do mundo estão abarrotadas de livros que: (1) ainda estão protegidos, (2) estão comercialmente indisponíveis e, na maioria dos casos, (3) são obras órfãs sem qualquer detentor de direitos com quem negociar. [...] [...] Jamie Boyle, o pai da ecologia digital, conta que em um tempo distante… tínhamos 3 situações. O tempo de proteção das obras era curto, o registro para proteção da obra tinha que ser renovado (o que a maioria não fazia), e o tal registro nem chegava a existir a não ser que fosse solicitado. Hoje tudo é bem diferente. Os períodos de proteção automática a direitos autorais podem durar mais de 100 anos. O resultado? As grandes bibliotecas do mundo estão abarrotadas de livros que: (1) ainda estão protegidos, (2) estão comercialmente indisponíveis e, na maioria dos casos, (3) são obras órfãs sem qualquer detentor de direitos com quem negociar. [...]

]]> By: Google Book Settlement on standby « TechnoLlama http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/06/google-books-and-the-escape-from-the-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Google Book Settlement on standby « TechnoLlama Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:15:34 +0000 http://www.thepublicdomain.org/?p=1119#comment-481 [...] settlement. Academics have also voiced their concern, two pieces by the always incisive James Boyle here and here; or James Grimmelman’s excellent opinion [...] [...] settlement. Academics have also voiced their concern, two pieces by the always incisive James Boyle here and here; or James Grimmelman’s excellent opinion [...]

]]> By: Google Book settlement: Alternatives and alterations « Everybody’s Libraries http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/06/google-books-and-the-escape-from-the-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Google Book settlement: Alternatives and alterations « Everybody’s Libraries Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:35:54 +0000 http://www.thepublicdomain.org/?p=1119#comment-459 [...] Without the settlement and/or legal reform, we risk having what James Boyle called a “20th century black hole” for [...] [...] Without the settlement and/or legal reform, we risk having what James Boyle called a “20th century black hole” for [...]

]]> By: Mockingbird http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/06/google-books-and-the-escape-from-the-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Mockingbird Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:27:16 +0000 http://www.thepublicdomain.org/?p=1119#comment-444 My writeup <a href="http://mimuspolyglottos.blogspot.com/2009/09/james-boyle-on-black-hole-of-california.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Except that I don't use code words like "safe harbor" or "fix copyright". I state explicitly that the duration of copyright needs to be shorter. Any chance that you might install a comment previewer? My writeup here. Except that I don’t use code words like “safe harbor” or “fix copyright”. I state explicitly that the duration of copyright needs to be shorter.

Any chance that you might install a comment previewer?

]]> By: Chris Warren http://www.thepublicdomain.org/2009/09/06/google-books-and-the-escape-from-the-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Chris Warren Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:05:41 +0000 http://www.thepublicdomain.org/?p=1119#comment-443 Fact is that copyright law (and for that matter many other legal frameworks) are just not able for modern electronic and internet resources. Until such time as we go back and bring the fundamentals up to speed we will go around in ever decreasing circles - and you know where that leads! Chris Warren Author and Freelance Writer Randolph's Challenge Book One - The Pendulum Swings Fact is that copyright law (and for that matter many other legal frameworks) are just not able for modern electronic and internet resources. Until such time as we go back and bring the fundamentals up to speed we will go around in ever decreasing circles – and you know where that leads!

Chris Warren
Author and Freelance Writer
Randolph’s Challenge Book One – The Pendulum Swings

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