Jason ScottMar 8, 2023
OK, here's the deal. This person is selling this batch of 251 issues of Computer Shopper for $3000, firm. $13/issue is a good price (even if some are rough). If we raise $3000, I will buy it and scan them all. (The CS issues will need to be split.) Venmo is @textfiles - Paypal is [email protected], will also be willing to discuss other methods of getting me cash for it. If this falls apart, I will refund everyone. $3000 is firm (I asked). Go for it if you want this to happen.
Show threadLloyd FrankMar 9, 2023
@textfiles
Has the publisher placed Computer Shopper in public domain? If no then it is illegal to scan them and most definitely illegal to distribute them. I work in a research library and we run into this problem all the time.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)
@ljfrank @textfiles The Internet Archive seems to have established a precedent that scanning is legal, as long as you don't make it accessible during the copyright period.
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Show threadLloyd FrankApr 9, 2023
@nitpicking @textfiles Sorry to reply so late. If that is their policy, they are not seeing to it that it is enforced. I have run across many audio files that are protected by copyright, yet are freely available to download. So it is still an issue.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Apr 9, 2023
@ljfrank @textfiles Are you sure? At least some Internet Archive audio (especially of live concerts) has been explicitly released for download, notably Grateful Dead and Gin Blossoms performances.
Show threadLloyd FrankApr 9, 2023
@nitpicking @textfiles Yes. I'm quite sure. Look at Long Playing Records collections. For example, 2 Beethoven collections that are still under copyright are not restricted. The pop stuff, like Dark Side of the Moon & Sgt. Pepper have audio limited to 30 sec samples. Many of the classical discs do not.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Apr 9, 2023
@ljfrank @textfiles Fair enough. I haven't actively looked at the audio part of the Archive for years, I just realized.