Copyright / Copyleft
Julia Bolton Holloway,
BOAI,
Oct 14, 2003
Questions are being asked about Questia's online library after one author finds her books scanned and placed behind a subscription wall without her advice or consent. The company has formed numerous partnerships with publishers who, according to the author, will offer a contract if authors complain, but for only a "slight profit". According to the author, Questia also "seems to have launched the new Tauchnitz pirated volumes in violation of copyright laws." In my own tour through Questia I found works by authors such as David Hume, who wrote in the 1700s, also behind a subscription wall (and listed as published in 1998). Questia, which bills itself as the world's largest online library, has been around for a couple of years and lists among its partners companies such as Harcourt and Innodata. Access to Questia is $US 19.95 per month.
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