December 2005 - gutvol-d - lists.pglaf.org

Please help archive the Katrina disaster
by Jon Noring 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

[I'm forwarding this for Brewster Kahle at the Internet Archive. If you have any Katrina-related links, please submit them as detailed below. As Brewster requests, please forward the following message to other relevant mailing lists and online forums. Jon Noring, TeBC Administrator] The Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library, needs help in finding URL's of sites and blogs that contain documents of this major disaster. Please email links to sites and pages that should be saved for future research to katrina(a)archive.org. We have worked to archive events such as 9/11 and the tsunami with the generous help of volunteers finding and sending in links. We then save these digital works for the long term and create research tools (for example: http://www.loc.gov/minerva/collect/sept11/ index.html and http://web.archive.org ). As a library, we provide free access to those wanting to learn from these events-- we can only hope that we learn some lessons from disasters such as these. Again, please send email to katrina(a)archive.org with lists of URL's you suggest should be archived relevant to the Katrina Disaster. We are also looking for a couple of volunteers that can help orchestrate the crawl. If you are interested, please send a note to katrina(a)archive.org with "volunteer" in the subject line. Please forward this message to any appropriate lists or people. Thank you. -Brewster Kahle Digital Librarian Internet Archive ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/89EolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/archivists-talk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: archivists-talk-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Internet Archive PG collection
by Tony Baechler 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Hello all. I was browsing the Internet Archive texts and saw that they have a link to their own Project Gutenberg collection. When I followed it, they only listed 7,389 items. Why is this? There should be over 17,000, right? They are all available via ftp.archive.org I believe, so why aren't they listed on their web site? To see this, go to http://www.archive.org/ and go to texts. Select the Project Gutenberg link. Are things not being mirrored properly from the PG catalog?

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Dictionaries
by Darren Burnhill 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Hi, Has anyone ever developed dictionaries to suit the checking of texts from different ages?

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Re: [gutvol-d] copyright clearances
by Joshua Hutchinson 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

If they are in English, I'd go with PGDP (they have more volunteer power). If in another language, DP-Europe is better equipped. Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Fawthrop" <hyphen(a)hyphenologist.co.uk> > > On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:22:16 -0500, "Joshua Hutchinson" > <joshua(a)hutchinson.net> wrote: > > | Distributed Proofreaders Europe is set up to handle > | the different copyright terms of countries in Europe. > | You might want to give them a try. > | I'm sure they could use plenty of volunteer help! > > I have just thought. The books I do were published in England and > are out of copyright to both US and UK/EU rules. > > So which organisation should I submit them to? > -- > Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk> Some of my Hobbies: VDU Glasses > http://tinyurl.com/c3lh, Wordlists http://tinyurl.com/c3lj, Celtic fonts > http://tinyurl.com/c3ll, Killfile&Anti Troll FAQs http://tinyurl.com/c3lo > Tyke Dialect http://tinyurl.com/c3ls Curry Project, http://tinyurl.com/1q6 > > _______________________________________________ > gutvol-d mailing list > gutvol-d(a)lists.pglaf.org > http://lists.pglaf.org/listinfo.cgi/gutvol-d

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Re: [gutvol-d] copyright clearances
by Joshua Hutchinson 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Distributed Proofreaders Europe is set up to handle the different copyright terms of countries in Europe. You might want to give them a try. I'm sure they could use plenty of volunteer help! http://dp.rastko.net/ Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Burnhill" <darrenburnhill(a)hotmail.com> To: gutvol-d(a)lists.pglaf.org Subject: [gutvol-d] copyright clearances Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:06:51 +0000 > > Hi, > > Thanks for the (helpful) replies. I appreciate that it is a complicated issue > and should have therefore stated that what I meant was just a link to some > general information/pointers to set people on the right track. > > Is there anyone looking after the interests of the Brits?, as I have > (potentially) quite a few books to submit and 24/7/365 as free time. > > > _______________________________________________ > gutvol-d mailing list > gutvol-d(a)lists.pglaf.org > http://lists.pglaf.org/listinfo.cgi/gutvol-d

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copyright clearances
by Darren Burnhill 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hi, Thanks for the (helpful) replies. I appreciate that it is a complicated issue and should have therefore stated that what I meant was just a link to some general information/pointers to set people on the right track. Is there anyone looking after the interests of the Brits?, as I have (potentially) quite a few books to submit and 24/7/365 as free time.

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copyright clearances
by Darren Burnhill 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hi, Does PG have any future plans to ascertain the status of books for countries other than the U.S.? Whilst I think that clarifying the status on the download page is good; Not copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. A link to some relevant information would be better. BTW: The submit the item link on the copyright-howto page needs updating; http://beryl.ils.unc.edu/copy.html

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re: [gutvol-d] copyright clearances
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

michael said: > A few words from one of our copyright advisors > should serve to settle things down: > US Copyright except the original poster was talking about _outside_ the u.s. i think everyone grants that _inside_ the u.s., project gutenberg's research carries the day. after all, you still haven't been sued, not even once, have you? -bowerbird

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copyright vs creative commons
by N Wolcott 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Are there any opinions about the suitability of creative commons copyright vs regular copyright when the intent is to allow unlimited personal and non-profit non-commercial use of the works. That is one of the cc options, but I have read that the use of a cc copyright might bring an unwanted third party into any copyright disputes, and might further limit the author's rights. The suggestion was made that making a statement on the copyright page that copying for non commercial etc would be approved on request would do the same thing with fewer potential complications. comments? N Wolcott nwolcott2(a)post.harvard.edu

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re: [gutvol-d] copyright clearances
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

darren said: > A link to some relevant information would be better. such as a referral service to lawyers for consultation? because that's what the world seems to be coming to... -bowerbird

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