Mita Society for Library and Information Science Special Monthly Meeting: "Considering a National Archive for Books"
Event Date
Event Venue
October 6, 2017
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Date | Thursday, October 26, 2017, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Doors open: 6:10 PM) |
Venue | Room 475, 7th Floor, South School Building, Mita Campus |
Eligibility | Open to everyone. Pre-registration required (Deadline: October 20) |
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Speakers |
Mr. Masayuki Matsuda (Attorney-at-law, Senior Counsel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
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Organizers | Mita Society for Library and Information Science, Graduate Program in Library and Information Science, Graduate School of Letters, Keio University |
Abstract: In 2016, the Google Books lawsuit concluded with a victory for Google. The digitization of English-language books and the provision of search services for them were legally recognized as falling within the scope of fair use under US copyright law, establishing the company as a key player in the distribution of e-books for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, in Japan, the copyright law was amended based on the "Nagao Vision," creating an institutional foundation for the National Diet Library to build a digital collection of copyrighted works, making parts of it available online and transmittable to libraries nationwide. We would like to consider the implications of these developments and their impact on the future of book distribution and libraries, inviting Mr. Masayuki Matsumoto, an attorney-at-law and the author of "Analysis and Evaluation of Google Books Lawsuit Materials: How to Create a National Archive" (Shoji Homu, 2016).