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2008_Symposium_Best_Practices_SUMMARY.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Summary of conversations and sessions from the University of Maryland University College Center for Intellectual Property 8th Annual Symposium
Association of Research Libraries :: Performance of or Showing Films in the Classroom
Includes information about the TEACH Act and DMCA.
Copyright Questions & Answers
Blog by Lesley Ellen Harris who focuses on copyright and its impact on libraries and is a frequent contributor to listservs and SLA.
Google Books and the Judge: The Book Bench : The New Yorker
Grafton, Anthony (2009, September 18). Google Books and the Judge. New Yorker. The Book Bench.
Ongoing debate and scrutiny of Google books model of profit for in-copyright books and limited access of whole collection. New print on demand service.
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Add Sticky NoteTrue, Google will give every public and university library one terminal where
readers can access its entire collection. But these machines won’t be able to
download or print texts—and you can imagine the lines. Libraries that want full
access to all the books in Google will have to pay for the privilege, as well as
for every download.- Only ONE terminal in each institution. It is even worse than some of the existing database licenses. At least they allow access across the institution. - on 2009-09-21
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Google states that users can now search “the full text of some
seven million books.” Some report that the system as a whole already contains
ten million. Either way, Google is on its way to surpassing the 13.8 million
volumes of the British Library, which has been collecting in one form or another
for centuries, and, eventually, even the thirty-two million in our Library of
Congress. And unlike those vast, material collections, imprisoned in great
buildings, Google’s is everywhere.
YouTube - Star Trek Meets Monty Python
Great example of a mashup. Star Trek footage mixed with the Camelot song of Monty Python.
Europe's Heated Reaction to Google Books - BusinessWeek
Reservations about Google Books implications for libraries, booksellers, authors and publishers.
YouTube - A Fair(y) Use Tale
Video mashup of Disney films explaining fair use and copyright.
Association of Research Libraries :: Libraries and the Tasini Case
2001 Decision that upholds freelance authors right to be compensated for additional publication of their work such as in databases like Lexis Nexis. Also details the portion of copyright that deals with collected works like newspapers and magazines.
OMG U FAIL SO HARD « FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments
Abuse of copyright by Guinness World Records towards Fail blog.
Copyright Battle Looms for Docs Who 'Grew Up Google' - ABC News
Open Access reaches the public regarding medical research literature. This makes the problem more tangible than previous arguments in the library community and may help the general public understand the problem.
Published April 22, 2009.
CW 11 Files Copyright Claim at Improv Everywhere
Posting about local news station that used YouTube video to report news and then later filed a DMCA complaint against the original creators when they posted the news report using their content.
PDTool - Copyright Slider
Helps determine whether permission is needed and whether an item is in the public domain. Very helpful quick reference.
New Copyright Exemptions for Distance Educators: The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act. ERIC Digest.
Document explains exemptions and requirements of the TEACH Act of 2001, which enables fair use of materials for Distance Education.
Section 108 Spinner
Interactive resource created by ALA to guide digitization efforts by libraries. Spinner provides quick reference and clicking on the details provides more guidance.
Book publishers object to Kindle's text-to-voice feature | Digital Media - CNET News
Discussion following article shows the variety of understandings of this issue in the public discourse. Lack of respect for authors, readers. Authors have legitimate concerns as do readers who need or enjoy the voice feature.
American Dental Ass'n v. Delta Dental Plans Ass'n - AltLaw
Case involving copyright ownership for a classification system or taxonomy. Implications for Dewey.
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - Educational Uses of NonCoursepack Materials
Guidelines on Fair Use for Educational materials. Coursepacks (collections that include all works used in a course) must have permissions and cannot be used under fair use).
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
Brochure from the Copyright Office outlining legal cases and law that pertains to copyright in educational situations. Originally published in 1995, Revised in 1998.
ALA/ARL Issues Guide to Google Settlement - 11/19/2008 - Library Journal
Short review of impact that Google settlement has on libraries. Also contains link to guide created by American Library Association and Association of Research Libraries.
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Cory Doctorow's new book about digital content and Digital Rights Management.
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