How will copyrighted works be handled?
Copyrighted works will be made available for digitization through this Agreement. The full content will be indexed and made searchable through Google Book Search, and a few “snippets” of text will be displayed when a match with a search term occurs. Book Search users will be directed to an online bookstore to purchase a copy of the work, or to the library to consult or borrow the book. Google will hold the digitized file of the copyrighted works in escrow for the CIC, and will cover the costs of housing and managing these files in a secure storage system. The works will be released to the CIC universities as the files fall into public domain, as agreements are reached with authors or publishers for the use of the files, or as case law further clarifies their status.
