[pd-discuss] googlebooks: the strange case of public domain books left in snippet view (for years and ignoring users complaints)

[dingodog at fastmail.fm]

scanning public domain books it not equivalent to show then scanned
books in google's mind

Googlebooks has scanned tons of PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS, but not all PUBLIC
DOMAIN BOOKS are accessible

there are a tons of PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS that Goglebooks non only has
left in snippet view, but that refuses to UNLOCK for full view (and they
are in PUBLIC DOMAIN!!!)

I have a sad story to tell, about these public domain books left in
snippet view:

since 2009 I'm complaining about a same set of PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS whose
copyright expired since more than 10-20 years

I sent a mail every month, then every week, and all this during last
three years to report the erroneous classification of public domain
books as snippet view. Now I'm considering to send a mail every day, but
I'm not confident about effects; I think Googlebooks will ignore my
complaints, as it has ignored during these years

it seems, in fact, that Googlebooks has absolutely no will to unlock,
even if user (as I have done) provides well documented biographical info
and cites the laws regulating the status of book in different countries

People complained about public domain books left in snippet view and
googlebooks user forum was full of these complaints with google
employees not only unable to unlock (maybe google not provided this
ability to employees, or it simply ignored requests), but seriously
lacking in knowledge of googlebooks structure

and Googlebooks what has done? Closed googlebooks forum
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/books

In order, I think, to IGNORE BETTER the complaints about public domain
books left in snippet view

"As of March 15, 2012 the Book search center of the Help Forum will be
closed down. If you need help with Google Books search please visit our
Help Center. In addition to that, we also have a newly available contact
form for common requests."

Can Googlebooks be forced to examinate with accuracy the status of
PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS LEFT IN SNIPPET VIEW? This scenario is
unacceptable!!! Practically, now Googlebooks digitizes books that then
can remain years and years in snippet view, even if they are in PUBLIC
DOMAIN! 

look only this (for instance) I'm trying to get unlocked in full view
since 2009!!!

http://books.google.it/books?id=W84OAAAAIAAJ

author (giovanni Federzoni), died in 1923
- (birth:Bologna, 1849 - death: Roma, 1923)
- http://certosa.cineca.it/chiostro/persone.php?ID=482366

so, his works are largely in public domain, since more than 70 year
passed from his death (1923 + 70 = 1994 as copyright expiration date,
following Italian laws in matter of copyright, and now we are in 2012!)
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