[bksvol-discuss] Re: Sharing RTFs
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:43:36 -0600
Good question, Larry. I had a scanner but it died. Therefore, if I am not
allowed to request a rescan of pages I will have to stop volunteering.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Lumpkin
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sharing RTFs
How do you suggest that we get page scans to our proofers who need them?
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julie Carpenter
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 6:50 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Sharing RTFs
Hello All -
Bookshare Management has been made aware of ongoing concerns related to
sharing RTF files. Discussion surrounding this topic within the volunteer
community seems to be: if the book is not yet in Bookshare's collection or
under direct supervision of Bookshare, it is fine to distribute among the
volunteer community to solicit help with proofing. It is illegal and
unethical to send parts or wholes of books to other individuals over the
internet without explicit permission from the copyright holder. Bookshare
cannot emphasize this enough. It is impermissible for Bookshare volunteers
to violate copyright.
From Bookshare's volunteer agreement: "If a copyright violation occurs that
is traced to me, Bookshare will discontinue my account. I acknowledge that
violations of copyright law and the terms of this agreement may subject me
and other people committing such violations to civil and criminal liability,
and that Bookshare will cooperate with copyright holders on investigations
of such violations. If I violate the terms of this agreement, Bookshare may
unilaterally and immediately terminate this agreement by written or email
notice to me."
We value greatly all of the hard work and loyalty our volunteers donate to
make our organization productive and successful. However, to maintain our
position in the field of accessible books, it is crucial that our volunteer
community adhere strictly to the rules of copyright, and avoid at all cost,
any violation thereof.
Thank you,
Julie Carpenter
Collection Development Manager
Bookshare
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