The entire legal definition of "copyrights" gets thrown out of the window, if you allow anybody to "copy your work" and "make it available" to other people. Unless, of course, the copyright owner expressly allows this or gets a share of the dough.
In the light of Google Books, I humbly pose a few questions:
1. What if I use copyrighted material and gain revenue by not selling the material itself, but by advertisement?
2. Does the copyright owner get any money? And how does the copyright law addresses this situation.
If Google allows authors/publishers to get money generated through such advertisement it might actually benefit these copyright owners. Consumers, might be benefited too, having access to some sample chapters and perhaps the advertisements themselves offering either the sell of such material or anything relevant to the subject.
Currently business's seem to take advantage of this is sad modern day truth, "Your rights are proportional to your affordability of a lawyer!" This is the modern day Capitalism, but I digress.
In the light of Google Books, I humbly pose a few questions:
1. What if I use copyrighted material and gain revenue by not selling the material itself, but by advertisement?
2. Does the copyright owner get any money? And how does the copyright law addresses this situation.
If Google allows authors/publishers to get money generated through such advertisement it might actually benefit these copyright owners. Consumers, might be benefited too, having access to some sample chapters and perhaps the advertisements themselves offering either the sell of such material or anything relevant to the subject.
Currently business's seem to take advantage of this is sad modern day truth, "Your rights are proportional to your affordability of a lawyer!" This is the modern day Capitalism, but I digress.
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