Some of my colleagues at the Berkman Center are working on something called the Digital Media Project which tackles precisely these questions. Their contact details and more info about the project, plus a report, is here: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/wp2005
Rebecca --------- Rebecca MacKinnon Research Fellow, Berkman Ctr. for Internet & Society www.GlobalVoicesOnline.org "The world is talking. Are you listening?" Weblog: www.RConversation.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hushmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:digitaldivide- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:43 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [DDN] Intellectual Property Rights > >Does anyone else think it is unethical (as well as illegal) to digitize >works that are protected by copyright? Don't the writers and producers of >intellectual and artistic property own their works and have the right to >control how they are distributed? > >(Don't Google and Yahoo and the university libraries know this? Of course >they do!) > >Do we have on this list any authors in the group who depend for their >livings (or a part thereof) on the royalties they receive from books, music, >film, etc.? And will they continue to publish such works if they can't >receive a fair recompense for them? > >What will be the long-term impact on intellectual and artistic production >if everything is in the public domain as soon as it is published? > >Sarah Blackmun >Former Senior Vice President >Harcourt Brace Publishing Group > > >> >> From: Taran Rampersad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2005/10/12 Wed PM 05:51:26 EDT >> To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [DDN] Creating the $100 Laptop >> >> Actually, by doing some research on the darker side of the internet, >> I've found some people who scan/photograph books, use optical character >> recognition, and create eBooks. Apparently, there's a big underground >> following. Some of the server statistics show over 100,000 downloads of >> some books. >> >> But those folks are always shifting, and would be hard to find... >> >> David P. Dillard wrote: >> >> >Scanning of books with a camera has been going on in libraries since the >> >advent of digital cameras and to a limited degree with regular cameras >> >before the advent of the digital camera. The drawback before the >digital >> >camera was the cost and difficulty of processing film. Now with digital >> >cameras it is probably a widespread practice. >> > >> > >> >Sincerely, >> >David Dillard >> >Temple University >> >(215) 204 - 4584 >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> >> ><http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> >> ><http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> >> ><http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> >> ><http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org> >> >Digital Divide Network >> ><http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne> >> > >> >==================================================== >> > >> >On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, Taran Rampersad wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >>You know, it's a matter of time before digital cells with cameras (or >> >>just plain cameras) are used to copy books out of libraries. Would that >> >>be a bad thing? :-) >> >> >> >>David P. Dillard wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>Cell phones are not just getting attention on campuses in general as >per >> >>>your statement, but they have also been a major concern in libraries >in >> >>>particular. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>-- >> >>Taran Rampersad >> >>Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >>http://www.knowprose.com >> >>http://www.easylum.net >> >>http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran >> >> >> >>Coming on January 1st, 2006: http://www.OpenDepth.com >> >> >> >>"Criticize by creating." ? Michelangelo >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> >>DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org >> >>http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> >DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org >> >http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> >To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with >the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Taran Rampersad >> Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> http://www.knowprose.com >> http://www.easylum.net >> http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran >> >> Coming on January 1st, 2006: http://www.OpenDepth.com >> >> "Criticize by creating." ? 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