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Althouse, Jay. Copyright, the Complete Guide
for Music Educators. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing Co.,
1997.
KF 3035 .Z9 A48 1997
Baer, Marjorie. "Copyright and the Visual Arts." Macworld. October 1996. v. 13 (10). p163(5).
Besenjak, Cheryl. Copyright Plain and Simple.
Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2001.
KF 2995 .B47 2001
Butler, Rebecca P. Copyright for Teachers and Librarians. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2004.
KF 2995 .B88 2004
Fishman, Stephen. The Public Domain: How to Find
Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art, and More. Berkeley, CA:
Nolo, 2004.
KF 3022 .Z9 F57 2004
Hoffmann, Gretchen McCord. Copyright in Cyberspace:
Questions and Answers for Librarians. New York: Neal -Schuman
Publishers, c2001.
KF 3030.1 .Z9 H64 2001
Kozak, Ellen M. Every Writer's Guide to Copyright and Publishing Law. New York : H. Holt, 2004.
KF 3020 .Z9 K685 2004
Lipinski, Tomas A. The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2006.
KF 3080 .L57 2006
-----. Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
KF 4209 .E38 L57 2005
Martin, John V. ed. Copyright: Current Issues
and Laws. New York: Nova Science Publishers, c2002.
KF 2995 .C67 2002
Samuels, Edward B. The Illustrated Story of Copyright.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2000.
KF 2994 .S26 2000
Stim, Richard. Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials
Online & Off. Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2004.
KF 3002 .Z9 S75 2004
Wilson, Lee. The Copyright Guide: a Friendly
Handbook for Protecting and Profiting from Copyrights. New
York: Allworth Press, 2003.
KF 2995 .W475 2003
Wilson, Lee. Fair Use, Free Use, and Use by Permission: How to Handle Copyrights in All Media . New York: Allworth Press, 2005.
KF 2995 .W477 2005
American Library Association: Copyright Advisory Network
http://www.librarycopyright.net/
Association of Research Libraries: Know your Copy Rights
http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/bm~doc/kycrbrochure.pdf
BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law
http://www.bitlaw.com/
Bloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World, by Kathy Biehl
Excellent article on use of online material.
Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations
(Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Association of American University Presses, and Association of American Publishers)
http://www.aau.edu/reports/Rights_and_Responsibilities_2005.pdf
Coalition for Networked Information
http://www.cni.org/
Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide, by Therese A. Clarke Arado
http://www.llrx.com/features/digitalmaterials.htm
The Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/
Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/rock/backgrounddocs/bestpractices.pdf
FindLaw - Legal Subjects - Intellectual Property Law - Copyright
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/23intellectprop/01copyright/
Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians (Music Library Association)
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/Guidelines/default.aspx
Kohn on Music Licensing
http://www.kohnmusic.com
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH):
Copyright Town Meetings (and other articles)
http://www.ninch.org/
Sherpa: Publisher Copyright Policies and Self-archiving
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/rpmeo.php
Society for Cinema and Media Studies Statement on Fair Use
http://www.cmstudies.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8&Itemid=1
Tarlton Law Library Current Copyright Literature
http://web.austin.utexas.edu/law_library/copyright/
"The 'Current copyright literature' website is a resource for keeping informed of current articles related to U.S. copyright law. This service is edited by Tobe Liebert, the Assistant Director for Collection Development & Special Projects at the Tarlton Law Library."
Ten Big Myths About Copyright Explained
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
Copyright Circulars and Form Letters
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/
These are pamphlets and letters of opinion produced by the Copyright Office. They are easy to read and very up-to-date. The following circulars are of particular interest:
Copyright Law: US Code, Title 17
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998: U.S. Copyright Office
Summary
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf
Study Required by Section 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/reports/studies/dmca/dmca_study.html
U. S. Copyright Office Study on Distance Education
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/docs/de_rprt.pdf
USPTO Site (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
http://www.uspto.gov
Albion College Library Copyright Policy
http://www.albion.edu/library/copyright2/main.htm
Copyright and Fair Use: Stanford University Libraries
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Copyright at Brown University Libraries
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/copyright/
Copyright Information: University of Michigan, University
Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/copyright/index.html
Copyright Management Center, IUPUI: Indiana University-Purdue
University, Indianapolis
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/
Cornell Law School. Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Guide to Copyright Information for Print-Based
Material and Computer Software at Bridgewater State College, Maxwell
Library
http://www.bridgew.edu/library/ipr/index.cfm
Intellectual Property: The Catholic University
of America, Office of General Counsel
http://counsel.cua.edu/Copyright/resources/digital/index.cfm
US Copyright: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/copyright/
University System of Georgia. Regents Guide to Understanding
Copyright and Educational Fair Use
http://www.usg.edu/legal/copyright/
Washington State University. University Publishing: Copyright
http://publishing.wsu.edu/copyright/
The following sites offer copyright information that is specifically aimed at students. Remember these sites may also have requirements or interpretations that are specific to that particular college or university.
Copyright at the University of Michigan: For Students
http://www.copyright.umich.edu/students.html
Copyright for Students (Ball State)
http://www.bsu.edu/library/collections/copyright/students/
Student Copyright Information: What Copyright Means to You (Washburn University)
http://www.washburn.edu/copyright/students/index.html
Bound by Law © 2006 Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins
Uses a comic book approach to look at copyright, fair use, and the public domain in the production of film documentaries. Authors are Duke University School of Law professors.
PDF version. Flash version.
The © Primer
http://www-apps.umuc.edu/primer/enter.php#
Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas at Austin)
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/index.html
Copyright Permissions for Multimedia (power point presentation)
http://www.aallnet.org/sis/cssis/meetings/2005/permissions.ppt
Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses (Baruch College)
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/copyright
Tutorial Series: Copyright Use (North Carolina State University)
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/copyuse/index.html
A Visit to Copyright Bay
http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/
Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd. v. Corel Corp., 36 F. Supp. 2d 191 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
The court ruled that direct accurate photographic reproductions of two-dimensional artwork lacked enough creativity to be original and thus protected under copyright law. The original work may still be protected, but not the photograph. If the art is in the public domain, no one may have legal rights to the image. If the photograph did exhibit some originality such as in angle or lighting, then it could qualify for copyright protection. A photograph of a three-dimensional artwork might more easily qualify due to choices of angle or other creative choices.
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 US 569, 579 n.11 (1994)
A parody of the song, "Pretty Woman", done by a rap group, was held to be within the fair use exemption.
Marcus v. Rowley, 695 F 2d 1171 (9th Cir. 1983)
An adult education teacher gave her class a twenty-four-page handout, of which eleven pages were copied from a copyrighted pamphlet of another teacher. The court found that this was not fair use since it contained a substantial part of the original, it contained the original's most important parts, and was in direct competition.
Penelope v. Brown, 792 F. Supp. 132 (D. Mass. 1992)
Brown, who wrote a book for aspiring authors, copied sentences from Penelope's book on English grammar and usage. The court rules that it was fair use since it greatly expanded on the sentences copied.
Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Frena, 839 F. Supp 152 (m.d. Fla., 1993)
An individual digitized a Playboy photograph and uploaded it onto a bulletin board system where it was then downloaded by another user. The court found that that action affected the distribution rights of the copyright owner (Playboy).
Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., 126 F. 3d 70 (2d Cir. 1997)
Faith Ringgold's copyrighted poster "Church Picnic Story Quilt" appeared as the backdrop in a set created by Black Entertainment Inc. The court ruled in favor of Ringgold.
Tasini v. The New York Times, 206 F.3d 161
Freelance authors claimed that the New York Times and other online database vendors had violated their copyrights by publishing and distributing their articles in electronic databases. The court found in favor of the authors; that express permission to publish their work only applied to the original collective form and not to other collections such as electronic databases. This allows for the possibility that some libraries that do not have paper or microfilm copies, but are relying on electronic databases, may have gaps in their collections since the publishers must either pay the freelancers to include their articles or pull them from the databases.
United States v. Levy
A student at the University of Oregon posted copyrighted movies, music, and software on his website for others to copy. He was sentenced to two-year probation for copyright infringement.
Updated: December 20, 2006
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