Here's a link to the (most recent) previous discussion:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00781.html


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Tom Morris <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Daniel Chai <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This isn't strictly a technical question, but does anyone know the current
>> state of licensing for Open Library? In particular, it indicates that
>> information can only be used "for scholarship and research purposes only."
>> That seems at odds with what's listed elsewhere. So what's accurate? Can
>> it be used beyond scholarship and research?
>>
>
> That's a little fig leaf that the Internet Archive uses to keep themselves
> out of copyright trouble.
>
> The user editing form says that contributions must be CC0, but that's not
> actually the license for the data.  IA says that they assert no rights, but
> you're on your own in figuring out what your rights are.
>
> Check the ol-discuss archives for Feb/Mar 2013 for more background
> discussion.  The users aren't happy about IA's position, but they don't
> seem likely to change it.
>
> Tom
>
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