Re: Fish or fowl?

[Joseph Esposito <espositoj@gmail.com>]

Yes, what is a snippet?  But there is another aspect of the Google Print
program that gives publishers pause, the requirement that they allow up to
20% of the text to be accessible online.  Of course, 20% is not 100%, but
it is a far cry from the 500 words that most publishers agree constitutes
acceptable fair use.  Google is pushing the envelope, no question about
it.

Joe Esposito

On 6/10/05, Sloan, Bernie <bernies@uillinois.edu> wrote:
> And, as the publishers ask, what is a snippet?
> 
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> Concerning Google Print, whether or not one finds the service to be
> satisfactory may depend on what metaphor one brings to it.  Is Google
> Print supposed to be a library?  If so, it is a highly unsatisfactory one,
> as snippets of text are hardly a substitute for an entire book.  But it
> was not as a library that Google sought the participation of publishers.
> 
> For publishers GP was postioned as a form of bookstore.  Google would find
> the books, display the snippets, and encourage the purchase of the books.
> >From what publishers tell me, it is working.  To put the point more
> emphatically, if anyone finds GP to be satisfactory as a library, then
> Google could be accused of misleading publishers.
> 
> --
> Joe Esposito