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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