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I think it's entirely appropriate for those of us who have just learned of JSTOR to go visit it and check out the site. It's interesting because they allow you
by officemonkey 14y ago
I think it's entirely appropriate for those of us who have just learned of JSTOR to go visit it and check out the site. It's interesting because they allow you to download a single article for free.
Once I download the public domain article from 1886, I suppose I could do whatever I wanted with it.
- aw3c2 14y agoNot necessarily. The old article ITSELF is public domain, the work, so to speak. The file you downloaded might have a new copyright because someone worked really hard to create it. Check the license and everything before jumping to conclusions.
- jlgreco 14y agoEffort required to create something does not mean that something is necessarily copyrighted if there was no creative process involved. This is why databases are not copyright-able in the US. Is scanning old journals a creative process? Maybe there is some case law that says so, but until I see that, I am inclined to say no, and everything that I can find agrees. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality#Reproductions_of_public_domain_works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality#Reprod... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_....
- officemonkey 14y agoI'll accept the concept of "new copyright" for something transformative, I do not accept it for something akin to xeroxing. If JSTOR has a different opinion, they can see me in court.
- officemonkey 14y agoOh, BTW, I looked at the JSTOR license for "Early Content Journals" and I'm confident that I am within the spirit and letter of their TOS. http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp#TC2 http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp#TC2