Re: electronic publishing of bibliographies

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1 total messages Started by Ejan Mackaay Thu, 04 Feb 1993 23:05

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Author: Ejan Mackaay
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1993 23:05

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>Interesting topic.  The existing electronic bibliographies, such as those on
>CD-ROM and online services are copyright and anyone who wants to publish them
>(even excerpts) would have to negotiate permission.

Save "fair use"
>
>But what about printed bibliographies, especially older sources?  Would the
>act of typing the data infringe on the copyright?  I wonder.  And I think
>that copyright expires eventually, even if the holder is a corporation.

If the bibliographies are copyrighted, copying them into an electronic data
base is an infringement. Copyright in the US lasts for the life of the
author + 50 years (sct. 302).

>On other topics: I think that the distribution and publication mechanism
>ought to be done within a discipline (e.g. volcanology).  Perhaps a
>consortium of some kind could help with the mechanics.

Agreed.
>
>Let's keep thinking about this!
>
>Avi Rappoport
>Niles & Associates, Inc.


EJAN MACKAAY

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