Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:55:10 +0200
Subject: Re: (Fwd) Is Your Thesis for Sale?


But its not the problem the authors of the dissertations dont get a penny from the
sellings? I know Europe and USA has not the same approach to copyright issues, i Europe
we dont have any "fair use" of academic material, but in the case of Contentville, this
is not a service to the academic community or to the public, without a clear commercial
service, transgreding your "inmaterial copyright".
If I were one of the ppl whose dissertations are being solded, I should sue them.
Ana

radhika_gajjala wrote:

> ana - <http://www.contentville.com>
>
> Since nowadays its almost "mandatory" to try and turn a diss into a book - "hot"
> topic or not (what's hot and when?) - I have mixed feelings.
> - however, I can't say that easy access to dissertations is *all*  bad ...
>
> r
>
> terry goldie wrote:
>
> > As an "oldster", back in the 70s I was pleased that UMI made my diss
> > available but I also knew that given the complications of publication,
> > only about 10 universities in love with Canadian drama might buy it. With
> > online developments and a hot topic, the situation might be far less
> > pleasing to someone trying to turn the diss into a book.
> > terry
> >
> > Terry Goldie
> > English Department
> > York University
> > North York, Ontario
> > Canada
> > M3J 1P3
> > voice: 416-604-3670
> > fax: 416-736-5412
> > email: tgoldie-AT-yorku.ca
> >
> > On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, radhika_gajjala wrote:
> >
> > > but doesn't it look as though all they are doing is providing access to
> > > dissertations that are already accessible via "on-the-ground-libraries" but via
> > > the web? They are saying in their  "where do dissertations come from" section
> > > that they get access to our dissertations through the UMI program...
> > >
> > > is it "bad" coz it's interface is online - just throwing out some questions. I
> > > haven't really decided what to "believe" at this point. I see this as one of
> > > several confusing, problematic issues that arise in a "emerging" media
> > > context/use.
> > >
> > > r
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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