Comments on: How do online libraries detect whether you are copying? http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Pardue--Librarian http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying/#comment-1699 Bill Pardue--Librarian Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:55:59 +0000 http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying#comment-1699 If they're just using commonly available data formats (html pages, regular pdf files), they probably won't know if you've copied, but they may also use various technologies to keep things like the highlight/copy function of your mouse from working or disabling the "save as" feature or using proprietary formats that only work with their properly licensed software. That's not to say that it's always impossible to get complete copies, rather that they make it exceptionally difficult and not worth the effort. Many "regular" libraries subscribe to various online book services and they use similar tricks to control access to their works. You might find the e-books section of this wikipedia article to be helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management Hope this is helpful! --Bill Pardue Arlington Heights Memorial Library http://www.ahml.info Librarians--Ask Us, We Answer! Find your local Library at http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html<br><b>References : </b><br> If they’re just using commonly available data formats (html pages, regular pdf files), they probably won’t know if you’ve copied, but they may also use various technologies to keep things like the highlight/copy function of your mouse from working or disabling the "save as" feature or using proprietary formats that only work with their properly licensed software. That’s not to say that it’s always impossible to get complete copies, rather that they make it exceptionally difficult and not worth the effort. Many "regular" libraries subscribe to various online book services and they use similar tricks to control access to their works.

You might find the e-books section of this wikipedia article to be helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management

Hope this is helpful!

–Bill Pardue
Arlington Heights Memorial Library http://www.ahml.info
Librarians–Ask Us, We Answer!
Find your local Library at http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html
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]]> By: jr_the_postman http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying/#comment-1698 jr_the_postman Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:19:59 +0000 http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying#comment-1698 Why would you what to copy thousands of books? To become a book seller? I can understand reading a book, I can understand having a book to hold in your hand is different than reading it on-line, but copying books wholesale to create your own computer library is an odd endeavor. I would believe most libraries would not know you are capturing a screen or two for your school homework. But arriving at noon everyday and spending the remaining day rapidly paging through many different books would attract attention. I am certain they are recording your ISP address... JR<br><b>References : </b><br> Why would you what to copy thousands of books? To become a book seller?

I can understand reading a book, I can understand having a book to hold in your hand is different than reading it on-line, but copying books wholesale to create your own computer library is an odd endeavor.

I would believe most libraries would not know you are capturing a screen or two for your school homework. But arriving at noon everyday and spending the remaining day rapidly paging through many different books would attract attention. I am certain they are recording your ISP address…

JR
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]]> By: adamrv1 http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying/#comment-1697 adamrv1 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:49:59 +0000 http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/libraries/how-do-online-libraries-detect-whether-you-are-copying#comment-1697 rather then right clicking you should try ctrl + c you could also try copying it 1 line at a time<br><b>References : </b><br> rather then right clicking you should try ctrl + c

you could also try copying it 1 line at a time
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