That looks like it, Harry. I thought more people had chimed in but I guess not.
Geoffrey: I am sorry to hear that your research methods might be significantly impacted by these rulings. As you certainly will remember, these materials used to be freely available directly on TBRC/BDRC, and they only recently switched over to the IA check out system for those works. I wonder if Jann or anyone else at BDRC has any backup plans for the Pedurma material and other copyrighted works. Otherwise, I wonder if IA will be willing to pay the eBook licensing fees. Has anybody heard any word from IA and/or BDRC about their next steps, other than the general public statements about their disappointment with the ruling(s)? 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 May 13, 2023, at 5:13 AM, Harry Spier <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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