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I think we are in agreement (especially about the utility of all things HathiTrust). My one point is that any restrictions on digitized public domain works, as I understand it, are not related to copyright. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Terry Reese <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> However, the digitizing agency cannot dictate any copyright > >>restrictions on the digitized copies once released to the public > > The digital objects have not, and as far as I understand, cannot be made > available to the public if digitized as part of the google books > digitization project. Most institutions got very limited use, and > generally these were tied to their specific, immediate, communities. > Though, with that said each institution has slightly different terms. For > what it's worth, the research center does not make the digital copies > available for download -- it provides tools for working with data in > aggregate (worksets) and provides a proof of concept environment > demonstrating the feasibility of creating a secured data repository with I > believe the long-term goal of providing data mining for the entire > hathitrust resources (both within and outside of the public domain). But > even as it stands now, the tool has become a fantastic teaching tool when > talking to instructors and graduate students looking for large data sets to > work with, that also includes some pretty interesting research algori! > thms for working with the data. > > --tr > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Jimmy Ghaphery > Sent: Monday, June 1, 2015 4:47 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] hathitrust research center workset browser > > Thanks Eric for posting the webinar in the other thread. > > I am pretty sure that digitizing something in the public domain does not > change its copyright status, at least in the U.S. The digitizing agency > certainly has the right to sell, restrict access, watermark, or even keep > the scans locked up on a thumb drive in a closet. They are not obligated to > share or to provide the digital files in a re-usable format. However, the > digitizing agency cannot dictate any copyright restrictions on the > digitized copies once released to the public. > > #iamnotalawyer and welcome correction > > best, > > Jimmy > > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > On Jun 1, 2015, at 10:58 AM, davesgonechina <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > They just informed me I need a .edu address. Having trouble > > > understanding the use of the term "public domain" here. > > > > Gung fhpx, naq fbhaqf ernyyl fbeg bs fghcvq!! --RYZ > > > > > > -- > Jimmy Ghaphery > Head, Digital Technologies > VCU Libraries > 804-827-3551 > -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Digital Technologies VCU Libraries 804-827-3551