[Opengenalliance] Cambridge University library digitisation

[Tom Hughes]

On 04/01/12 12:11, Ben Laurie wrote:

> Really? How does that protection enable access to the public? If
> you're going to say "cost recovery", then the question is: why is the
> cost recovery model different from libraries or other archives?

...and don't forget that the status of Cambridge's library as a 
copyright library means that much of their collection is in essence a 
gift from the state. Or rather a forced gift from publishers mandated by 
the state.

Tom

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