[Koha] GoogleJackets displaying in OPAC

[Owen Leonard]

> Just want to confirm that we can use the GoogleJackets to show up in our OPAC? Are there any copyright restrictions?

I don't think anyone on this list has the ability to tell you yes or
no from a legal standpoint. From the point of view of US copyright law
we would consider the use of book cover images from external services
like Google Books to be either allowed under copyright law (depending
on your interpretation, e.g.
https://www.sidebarsaturdays.com/2017/09/30/httpswp-mep7vddb-w5) or
"reasonable risk," e.g.
https://librarianwhodoesntsayshhh.com/2014/05/26/book-cover-images-copyright.

These links don't point to legal opinions and I'm not offering legal advice.

That said, I've never heard of any library getting in trouble for
using the GoogleJackets feature. We've been using it and Amazon cover
images for years.

 -- Owen

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