Maurizio Borghi and Stavroula Karapapa
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199664559
- eISBN:
- 9780191758409
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199664559.003.0003
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
One of the most prominent features of mass digitization is the automated processing of works for various research-related and commercial purposes. This includes text mining or linguistic analysis ...
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One of the most prominent features of mass digitization is the automated processing of works for various research-related and commercial purposes. This includes text mining or linguistic analysis over masses of texts, image analysis, information extraction, automatic translation, data mining for behavioural profiling, and so on. With a few exceptions, copying for automated processing or computational analysis does not feature in statutory language and its status remains uncertain. While, historically, ‘machine-reading’ has challenged copyright norms at some instances, there is currently need for a careful consideration of the parameters of its permissibility.Less
One of the most prominent features of mass digitization is the automated processing of works for various research-related and commercial purposes. This includes text mining or linguistic analysis over masses of texts, image analysis, information extraction, automatic translation, data mining for behavioural profiling, and so on. With a few exceptions, copying for automated processing or computational analysis does not feature in statutory language and its status remains uncertain. While, historically, ‘machine-reading’ has challenged copyright norms at some instances, there is currently need for a careful consideration of the parameters of its permissibility.
Maurizio Borghi and Stavroula Karapapa
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199664559
- eISBN:
- 9780191758409
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199664559.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
Orphan and out-of-print works, which embody a significant part of our cultural heritage, are a significant impediment towards the formation of digital libraries and mass digital archives. In its ...
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Orphan and out-of-print works, which embody a significant part of our cultural heritage, are a significant impediment towards the formation of digital libraries and mass digital archives. In its limited capacity, the EU Directive on orphan works does not provide an undisputed solution as it does not cover commercial uses of orphan works, and is hence not suitable in the context of mass digitization. The US has not enacted legislation in this regard, but there have been a number of private ordering mechanisms, such as in the context of Google Books and the HathiTrust Orphan Work Project. The question however remains: does the fact that a digital library includes orphan and out-of-print works signal the creation of entitlements over the entire corpus?Less
Orphan and out-of-print works, which embody a significant part of our cultural heritage, are a significant impediment towards the formation of digital libraries and mass digital archives. In its limited capacity, the EU Directive on orphan works does not provide an undisputed solution as it does not cover commercial uses of orphan works, and is hence not suitable in the context of mass digitization. The US has not enacted legislation in this regard, but there have been a number of private ordering mechanisms, such as in the context of Google Books and the HathiTrust Orphan Work Project. The question however remains: does the fact that a digital library includes orphan and out-of-print works signal the creation of entitlements over the entire corpus?
