Category: digital humanities
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Please Support the Digital Humanities Amicus Brief in AuthorsGuild v. Hathitrust
Call for Support We are seeking your support for our amicus brief in the Court of Appeals in Authors Guild v. Hathitrust. We believe that this case will have a dramatic effect…
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Fair use and (non-)compliance with other statutory exceptions (Authors Guild v. Hathitrust)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This the last of a series of posts commenting on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013) in Authors Guild v. Hathitrust. The views expressed on this site are purely…
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Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). The views…
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The inherent dangers of digitized collections have been massively over-hyped
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). The views…
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The Multiple Copy Argument – Some thoughts on #fairuse and Authors Guild v. Hathitrust (pt4)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). The views…
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The Authors Guild, orphan works and civil rights? (Authors Guild v Hathitrust pt. 3)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). Although I…
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Not everything is the same as everything else – Authors Guild v Hathitrust (pt. 2)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief…
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The digital humanities is alive and well in South Bend, Indiana
I will be at Notre Dame on Friday, April 12, to give a lunchtime talk to the Working Group on Computational Methods in the Humanities and Sciences on copyright, text analysis, and the legal…
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The Authors Guild Does Not Speak for Academic Authors
Academic authors are being asked to stand by an watch as the Authors Guild litigates against their wishes and interests, but supposedly on their behalf. This hubris is not exactly unprecedented. The…
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HathiTrust and the Future of Orphan Works
The U.S. Copyright Office is taking another look at the problem of orphan works under U.S. copyright law. As the Copyright Office notice explains that the Copyright Office is “interested in what…