[pdrayton]

Those who wish to debate the finer points...
... need to master them.

[leofish]

Its the OPT OUT policy. Copy it first, then place the onus on the publisher and respective copyright holders. It's far different than an Opt-In policy. This is
really an arrogant move. Its also easier for google to pursue and opt-out policy that do an opt-in or try to secure the rights up front (like everyone else).
scan first, let the pubishlers/writers opt-out later.

[pdrayton]

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Its also easier for google to pursue and opt-out policy that do an opt-in or try to secure the rights up front (like everyone else).

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Yes. One thing I learned in reading about this is that, for the majority of books still under copyright, it's not possible to locate the owner/author/publisher of that copyrighted book.
Google's position, however, is that it simply doesn't need to get their permission because this isn't about selling books. This is a completely new idea that builds transforms existing works into a new product.
Google's scanning of selected library collections, with their permission, also has significance as their is precedent regarding what libraries can do with copyrighted books.