Re: a question on scanning

["Barbara Fister" <fister@xxxxxxx>]

from bookshare.org....

"An exception in the U.S. copyright law, known as the Chafee Amendment
(17 U.S.C. ' 121), makes Bookshare? possible under the law in the
United States, as long as the copyrighted digital books are only
available to people with bona fide disabilities."

I don't think you need to seek permission.

Barbara Fister
Gustavus

Quoting "Bryan M. Carson" <bryan.m.carson@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi, Sandy,
>
> Another possibility is to approach the reprint publisher for rights.
> You probably have a much better chance of tracking someone down
> there who can help you.
>
> The publisher was Burt Franklin, so I used the publisher records in
> Books in Print to help track down this company. According to BIP,
> Burt Franklin was either an imprint or subsidiary (I'm not sure
> which) of Lenox Hill Publishing & Distributing Corporation. Lenox
> Hill is now known as Digital Paperback, but is still in business.
> The BIP record for Digital Paperback has an editorial mailing
> address and a phone number:
>
> 35 Hills Ln.
> Westport, CT 06880
> Local Phone: 203-847-0528
>
> Good luck with your search.
>
> Bryan M. Carson
>
>
> Hudock, Sandy L wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > One of my colleagues is trying to find out the copyright status on
> > this title
> > in order to be able to scan it for use by a visually disabled student at
our
> > university:
> >
> > Title:
> >
> > The story of Teapot Dome.
> >
> > Author(s):
> >
> > Ravage, M. E.
1884-1965.<http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSQUERY?searchtype=hotauthors:for
> >
mat=BI:numrecs=10:dbname=WorldCat::termh1=Ravage%5C%2C+M.+E.:indexh1=pn%3D:te
> >
rmh2=1884-1965.:indexh2=pn%3D:operatorh1=AND:sessionid=fsapp7-54393-g1p44i7a-
> > eux0b6:entitypagenum=4:0:next=html/records.html:bad=error/badsearch.html>
> > (Marcus Eli),
> >
> > Publication:
> >
> > New York, B. Franklin
> >
> > Year:
> >
> > 1974, 1924
> >
> > Description:
> >
> > v, 198 p. 21 cm.
> >
> > Language:
> >
> > English
> >
> > Series:
> >
> > Burt Franklin research & source works series. American classics in history
&
> > social science,; 255;
> >
> > Standard No:
> >
> > ISBN: 0833753258; 9780833753250 LCCN: 73-22410
> >
> >
> > SUBJECT(S)
> >
> > Descriptor:
> >
> > Teapot Dome Scandal,
1921-1924.<http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSQUERY?searchtype=hotsubjects:fo
> >
rmat=BI:numrecs=10:dbname=WorldCat::termh1=%22Teapot+Dome+Scandal%2C+1921-192
> >
4.%22:indexh1=su%3D:sessionid=fsapp7-54393-g1p44i7a-eux0b6:entitypagenum=4:0:
> > next=html/records.html:bad=error/badsearch.html>
> >
> > Named Person:
> >
> > Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon),
1861-1944.<http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSQUERY?searchtype=hotsubjects:fo
> >
rmat=BI:numrecs=10:dbname=WorldCat::termh1=%22Fall%2C+Albert+B.%22:indexh1=su
> >
%3D:termh2=%22%28Albert+Bacon%29%2C%22:indexh2=su%3D:operatorh1=AND:termh3=%2
> >
21861-1944.%22:indexh3=su%3D:operatorh2=AND:sessionid=fsapp7-54393-g1p44i7a-e
> > ux0b6:entitypagenum=4:0:next=html/records.html:bad=error/badsearch.html>
> >
> > Note(s):
> >
> > Reprint of the 1924 ed. published by Republic Pub. Co., New York.
> >
> >
> > It appears from her research that Republic Publishing Company has
> > gone out of
> > business, and she is unsure of how to proceed to gain permission to do
this.
> > Thanks for your assistance,
> >
> > Sandy
> >
> > Sandy Hudock
> > Head of Public Services
> > Access Services/Interlibrary Loan Librarian
> > Colorado State University-Pueblo
> > 2200 Bonforte Blvd. Pueblo, CO 81001
> > 719.549.2527 phone 719.549.2531 fax
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > No better word can be said of a man
> > than that he is careful of his horses.
>
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