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The Authors Guild takes its case against Google Books to the US Supreme Court
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Authors Guild vs. Google on Google Books: < https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/31/the-authors-gu… > *Washington Post* *The Authors Guild files to take Google to the Supreme Court* By Hayley Tsukayama <http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/hayley-tsukayama> December 31, 2015 Follow @htsuka <https://twitter.com/@htsuka> The Authors Guild has officially asked the Supreme Court to hear its case against Google — a long-running dispute over whether copyright law allows for Google to scan and post excerpts from books for its Google Books service. The group filed a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court Thursday. Google's free service allows users to search for particular lines or quotes in books through the company's main search engine, and also displays parts of scanned pages of books. The Authors Guild and Google have fought for 10 years over whether that qualifies as "fair use." The Authors Guild first complained in 2005 that this violates copyright and undermines the value of authors' work by providing their books online and for free. The group has argued that Google Books, essentially, gives people access to their work without having to pay for it. It also objected to Google's partnerships with libraries to provide this online material. Google and the Authors Guild had worked out a settlement, but it was rejected in 2011 by a district court judge who deemed it unfair to authors, dropping the case back into court. Then in October, New York's 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals <http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/b3f81bc4-3798-476e-81c0-23d…> sided with Google and ruled the firm had acted legally when it scanned works — including those still under copyright — for its Books service. In his ruling, judge Pierre Leval <http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/b3f81bc4-3798-476e-81c0-23d…> said that Google's service does not devalue an author's work because having parts of the books online does not provide a meaningful alternative to having the full book (either by buying it or getting it from a library), and that Google was not meaningfully profiting off of its service — leaving it under the umbrella of fair use: Google’s unauthorized digitizing of copyright-protected works, creation of a search functionality, and display of snippets from those works are non-infringing fair uses. The purpose of the copying is highly transformative, the public display of text is limited, and the revelations do not provide a significant market substitute for the protected aspects of the originals. Google’s commercial nature and profit motivation do not justify denial of fair use. Google’s provision of digitized copies to the libraries that supplied the books, on the understanding that the libraries will use the copies in a manner consistent with the copyright law, also does not constitute infringement. Nor, on this record, is Google a contributory infringer. In the writ, a copy of which was provided to The Post ahead of time, the Authors Guild rejects that ruling and argues that it conflicts with other copyright rulings made around the country on how the laws apply in the digital age, and has far-reaching consequences for the future of U.S. copyright law: This case represents an unprecedented judicial expansion of the fair-use doctrine that threatens copyright protection in the digital age. The decision below authorizing mass copying, distribution, and display of unaltered content conflicts with this Court’s decisions and the Copyright Act itself. This case also presents important issues on which the circuits are split, highlighting the need for this Court to act. The Authors Guild does not want to shut Google Books down, but it does want Google to pay copyright fees, said Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Authors Guild and a copyright attorney, in a statement. “Google copied books illegally—without permission, and because it could. It was inconvenient for it to seek permission, so it’s that simple,” she said in a statement. “Its actions cannot be justified after the fact just because Google Books uses the books to provide a research service in addition to the many other uses it has made for profit. ... All we’re asking is for authors to be compensated, if they wish, for the value their works bring to Google. We want to make that very clear. Our members are some of the biggest users of Google Books.” For its part, Google has said in the past that it believes Google Books does fall under fair use, and noted that it has become an invaluable research tool for many. It's also said that it would be prohibitive for it to provide the service and pay authors what has been determined by copyright law. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Supreme Court petition. ****** *<http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/24865/20160104/authors-guild-asks-supr… <http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/24865/20160104/authors-guild-asks-supr…>>* *Lawyer Herald* Authors Guild asks Supreme Court to review Google Books scanning project By Staff Writer, Jan 04, 2016 The Authors Guild, an advocacy organization of Americans writers, has filed a petition in the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case against Google Books scanning project. The petition is seeking the review of a lower court ruling that allowed Google to scan and post copyrighted books for its Google Books Service without the author's permission. The Authors Guild initially filed a lawsuit against Google in 2005 alleging copyright infringement. The tech giant launched Google Books a year earlier and began scanning books from leading research libraries to create a searchable online database. After a decade-long battle, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in October 2015 that Google's scanning project was fair use. However, the Second Circuit ruling was termed by the organization as "flawed" and was said to have also failed to see the damaging effect of Google Books, International Business Times <http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-books-authors-guild-appeals-us-supreme-cour…> reported. The Authors Guild's Executive Director and a copyright atttorney Mary Rasenberger said in a statement that Google copied books illegally without permission, because it could. Rasenberger said Google's actions cannot be justified after the fact just because Google Books uses the books to provide a research service in addition to the many other uses it has made for profit. Jurist <http://jurist.org/paperchase/2016/01/google-book-scanning-project-challenge…> reported that the petition filed last week mentioned Google copied more than 20 million books. At least four million of the books were still protected by copyright, but the company never got permission for their reproduction. The oldest America's writers organization further alleged Google provided the libraries with unlicensed digital copies of the books. The books that Google copied are stored in the Google Books search engine database, which became available to all internet users. According to The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/31/the-authors-gu…>, the Authors Guild does not want to shut Google Books down, but it does want Google to pay copyright fees. Rasenberger also cited that the organization is asking for authors to be compensated for the value their works bring to Google, and it wants to make that very clear. She added that the Authors Guild's members are some of the biggest users of Google Books. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Authors Guild's petition. However, the company has said in the past statement that it believes Google Books does fall under fair use. Google noted that Google Books scanning project has become invaluable research tool for many. Google also said that it would be prohibitive for it to provide the service and pay authors what has been determined by copyright law. -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assumed charge of Librarian @ BLDEA'S Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Vijapur
by Dr.Mallikarjun Bachalapur 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Dear Moderator, Kindly forward to the notice of all Library Professional Dear Sir/Madam, I am very happy and delighted to inform you that, I have been appointed as Librarian at BLDEA’s Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayapur and I have assumed charge as Librarian on 4/1/2016 FN. I am expressing my heartfelt thanks to you for extending your kind support to me for the past two decades during my tenure as the Librarian at Kalpataru Institute of Technology, Tiptur. I am expecting the same cooperation to continue in future also from my professional friends and well wishers. Thanking you, (Dr.M.M.Bachalapur) Librarian *Contact Details* Dr.M.M.Bachalapur, Ph.D Librarian BLDEA’s Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Ashram Road Vijayapur- 586101 Mob: 97400 16911 Email: bachalapur(a)gmail.com T *Contact Details* Dr.M.M.Bachalapur, Ph.D Librarian BLDEA’s Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Ashram Road Vijayapur- 586101 Mob: 97400 16911 Email: bachalapur(a)gmail.com -- Dr. M M Bachalapur Ph.D Librarian BLDEA'S Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology Ashram Road, VIJAYAPUR-586103 Mob: 9740016911 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online survey - College Librarians Attitudes towards the Knowledge Sharing
by Hemanth Rao KR 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Dear Professional Colleagues & Friends, I am kindly requesting all College Library professionals to participate in an online survey about knowledge sharing. The main purpose of this is to investigate college librarians awareness towards knowledge sharing, factors influencing in knowledge sharing, perceptions about knowledge sharing and level of competence in usage of knowledge sharing tools & methods. Please spare some time and take the survey titled "College Librarians Attitudes towards the Knowledge Sharing in Karnataka State: A Study". Your participation is highly appreciated. We assure you information obtained from this survey will not be shared in any case and your opinion will be kept completely confidential. Please click on below link to take a survey. *https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DX8Z6GT <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DX8Z6GT>* Thanks & Regards, Hemanth Rao KR, MLISc, MBA, PGDIPR, UGC-NET Library Officer, CTIC, HAL Bangalore Ph: 9611695838, 9964907600 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EasyKoha: New livedvd of Koha 3.22.1 latest version
by vinod mishra 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Dear All, Its my pleasure to inform you all that after long time i could able to upload new version of Koha livedvd EasyKoha 3.22.1 latest version. You may download it from : http://sourceforge.net/projects/vkmkoha/files/ Thanking you. -- With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] API score calculator--Congrats to Dr.Neerajkumar singh-by karunakar.N
by Karunakar N 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Dear Sir, congrats for your effort in bringing this app which will help all faculty fraternity who are working in various colleges in different states for their AGPs using API calculator. -- * Thanks & Regards,*** *Karunakar.N** B.Sc., MLISc., M.Phil., MBA. HOD & Librarian, Govt First Grade for Women College, Hunsur, Hunsur(T), Mysore(D). Karnataka, INDIA* Contact Number:- +91-9900143430 E-Mail Id:- karunakar.nk(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Design & Development of Institutional Repository using DSpace@Chintech
by Vimal Kumar V. 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Dear Professionals, Chinmaya Institute of Technogy, ( Chintech ) Kannur in collaboration with Dept. of Library & Information Science ,& Central Library Kannur University is organizing a two day *National Workshop on Design & Development of Institutional Repository using "DSpace"* on the 7th & 8th January 2016.The workshop is meant for academic Librarian, IT professionals.DSpace developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs is the software of choice for academic, non-profit and commercial organizations building open digital repositories & Digital Library collection. It is one of the most popular software available in Open Source. The workshop is fully 'hands-on'. I request you to depute one key person from your esteemed Organization to attend the workshop and requesting you to confirm the participation at the earliest.We are planning to restrict a maximum of 25 participants only for the workshop and it is going to be first cum first serve basis. Attached the brochure and application form for the programme along with this mail. online registration visit:www.chintech.ac.in Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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“Appointment of 4 Digital Library Project Assistants(Temporary)” at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
by Kotrayya Agadi 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Dear Professionals, Greeting from Central University of Gujarat. CUG Library and Centre for Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar invites applications for appointment on Digital Library Project Assistants” Walk in Interview for “Appointment of 4 Digital Library Project Assistants(Temporary)” Date: 11 January 2016 More details click here - Walk in Interview for Digital Library Project Assistants. The details of advertisement are also available on the University website http://www.cug.ac.in/ With BestRegards,-----------------------------------------------Dr.K.B.AgadiAsst.LibrarianCentral University of GujaratSector-30, Gandhinagar-382030 I GujaratState I INDIA Tel: + 91 – 79 - 23260061M: 07405031234Email: kbagadi(a)cug.ac.in I library(a)cug.ac.inWebsite http://www.cug.ac.in/Thank you for considering the environment before printing

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Feedback Required on Online API Scores Calculator
by Anil Singh 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Dear Friends, Place below are links for online API score calculator. This online calculator is also available on Google play store. This apps has been developed by Dr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Assistant Librarian, A C Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Mobile – 9876575984, E-mail: neerajkumar_78(a)yahoo.co.in This API Calculator app will calculate API Score as per the latest UGC Notification, 2010. This online calculator allows faculty members to enter their API score under various categories & It will automatically calculate the API score as per the capping. It is very useful for the faculty members to know where they stand and what is their total API Score as per the capping. Online can be accessed through http://xlapp.cloware.com/mobileapp/mobile_input.php?a=5439 Download from Google Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xlapp.apiscore Your valuable feedback and comments on this apps are highly appreciable so that necessary changes can be made. -- with regards, Anil Singh Library & Documentation Division, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TRAI has extended deadline to respond to 7th January 2016
by dimple rp 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Dear Professional Colleagues, TRAI has extended deadline to respond to 7th January 2016. Please do not support Free Basics without giving it a serious thought. Make an informed decision. Visit www.savetheinternet.in or www.fsmi.in to learn about the underlying issues. Dimple -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Opportunity
by RAKESH SINGH BISEN 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

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