Is this the thread you are referring to: https://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology/2023-April/057531.html Harry Spier
On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 1:12 PM Westin Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Harry and other Indologists, > > There was another thread about this topic recently but I am struggling to > find the name of that thread. Forgive me for not being able to provide the > link at this time. > > I am by no means an expert on this matter, so someone else please correct > me if I am mistaken... but as I understand it, the recent rulings > *specifically > and exclusively pertain to copyrighted material* that the IA has scanned > itself and now *offers on a "check out" basis to a single user at a time* > . > > As I understand it, *the ruling does not pertain to material on the IA > that is NOT under copyright, material for which the copyright has lapsed, > or material that has otherwise entered into public domain via any other > avenue*. As I understand it, these materials will remain as they are, > freely available through IA -- no changes. > > Am I interpreting this correctly? > > In my usage of the IA, I have only ever used this "check out" function two > times: for the Pedurma edition of the Kagyur/Tengyur and for a Pedurma > edition of the Taranatha Sungbum. The vast majority of the sources I access > on IA are in the public domain or otherwise not under copyright. > > Of course, just because I have only used the "check out" function > sparingly does not mean the same is true for others. I am curious about > how often other Indologists on this listserv access copyrighted material on > IA using the "check out" function? Do others foresee any major obstacles to > their current research methods as a result of these court rulings? > > > *Sincerely,* > > *Westin Harris* > Ph.D. Candidate > Study of Religion > University of California, Davis > https://religions.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris > > 2021 Dissertation Fellow, > The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies > > Sarva Mangalam. > > > On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 6:15 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear list members >> This video about the copyright legal problems the Internet Archive is >> having and whether that puts the archive at risk, was posted on the BVP >> list. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp2aowF0jUw&ab_channel=AllThingsLost >> >> Harry Spier >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >
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