[Upd-discuss] Google public domain library?

[michael.davis@law.csuohio.edu]

Although a photoograph of pages could (but not necessarily) be
copyrighted, any copyright of the photo, just like any of the scan, would
not extend to the content of the photo. Any public domain content is
always free for the taking.

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> OK. . .then all the lawyers I know disagree. . .a photograph of pages
> could be copyrighted, but not a scan. . .at least until laws are revised.
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> AND. . .most importantly of all, the WORDS could not be copyrighted,
> only the particular graphical representation of them could be. . .i.e.
> new fonts, layouts, illuminations, etc.
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> I am not a lawyer. . .this is NOT a legal opinion or legal advice.
>
> IANAL = I am not a lawyer.
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>
> Michael
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