"So, were Google permitted to provide complete online access to all the world’s books, in their entirety, the gain in access might more than offset the loss in authors’ royalties."
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Judge Richard Posner, the most revered jurist of his generation*, would get laughed out of most rooms in Washington, D.C., for proposing this kind of radical reform of copyright. (via arlpolicynotes)
*Your LJ tumblrer is not an expert on revered jurists, but it’s worth noting that Posner is “the most cited legal scholar of the 20th century.”
(via libraryjournal)
(via libraryjournal)
