Public Domain Book definition

Public Domain Book means a written or printed work that would be a “Book” but for the work being in the public domain under the Copyright Act in the United States, without regard to whether such work contains an Insert; provided, however, that, if the work is a “United States work” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, it need not have been registered with the United States Copyright Office to be considered to be a Public Domain Book.

Public Domain Book means a written or printed work that would be a “Book” but for the work being in the public domain under the Copyright Act in the United States, without regard to whether such work contains an Insert; provided,

Public Domain Book means a written or printed work that would be a “Book” but for the work being in the public domain under the Copyright Act in the United States, without regard to whether such work contains an Insert; provided,however, that, if the work is a “United States work” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, it need not have been registered with the United States Copyright Office to be considered to be a Public Domain Book.

Examples of Public Domain Book in a sentence

• Any disputes with respect to whether a book is a Public Domain Book shall be resolved pursuant to Article IX (Dispute Resolution); in any such dispute, the burdens of proof as to whether the book is in copyright or in the public domain under the Copyright Act in the United States (and the allocation and shifting of such burdens) shall be as if the action were one for copyright infringement brought under the Copyright Act.

• At any time, the Registry or a Rightsholder may notify Google that it or a Rightsholder believes that any such book is not a Public Domain Book (with supporting reasons and information) and, upon receipt of such notice, Google shall promptly review the supporting reasons and information and shall either (a) re- classify the Book as in copyright or (b) notify the Registry and any notifying Rightsholder that Google continues to believe the book is a Public Domain Book.

• The Registry will use this information for internal purposes only, provided that an individual record of a Book, Public Domain Book with a copyright date after 1922 or Government Work may be disclosed by the Registry to any Rightsholder of that Book or an Insert in that Book, Public Domain Book with a copyright date after 1922 or Government Work.

• Attachment E (Public Domain) may be amended by Google and the Registry from time to time if Google develops and provides to the Registry additional or different processes for determining whether a book is a Public Domain Book.

• Attachment E (Public Domain) sets forth the process by which Google may determine whether a book is a Public Domain Book for the sole purpose of determining whether Section 3.2(d)(v)(3) (Safe Harbor) is applicable.

• If a Rightsholder of an Insert in a Government Work or a Public Domain Book (not an Insert in a Book) directs Google to exclude its Insert from Display Uses, Google may elect to reject such direction.

• In communicating between them, Google and the Registry will use a unique identifier for each Book, Public Domain Book with a copyright date after 1922 or Government Work.

• The update for a Book, Public Domain Book with a copyright date after 1922 or Government Work will be available within a reasonable period after Digitization and completion of processing of such Book, Public Domain Book with a copyright date after 1922 or Government Work by Google.