Can I copy books metadata on my website. Is it legal?
<p>Books metadata includes:</p>

<ul>
<li>ISBN and other identification numbers</li>
<li>books title</li>
<li>authors</li>
<li>category/genre</li>
<li>number of pages</li>
<li>publication year</li>
<li>publisher</li>
<li>description (short summary)</li>
<li>and book cover page</li>
</ul>

<p>Everything except the summary and the cover art are all facts; facts are not subject to copyright.</p>

<p>The summary and cover art would be subject to copyright. You may have a fair use defence given that all you are doing is cataloguing the books.</p>

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