Title: Copyright essentials for librarians and educators
Author: Crews, Kenneth D
Publication Details:
Chicago, IL : American Library Association, 2000.
Description:
For those professionals in the business of serving up information to the public, the evolving digital age presents new and complicated challenges. As new formats and delivery methods make duplication and transfer of information so easy, librarians and educators must make informed and legal decisions about how they will protect copyright. Attorney, librarian, researcher, and author, Kenneth Crews, boils down all of his expertise in this up-to-date reference designed to instruct today's information providers on the fundamentals of current copyright law. Enhanced with notes highlighting recent developments and seven helpful appendices including a checklist and legislation summaries, this basic yet comprehensive manual answers the key questions including: what makes a work copyright-protected or not?, how long do copyrights last?, what are the rights of copyright owners, how can I determine what qualifies as fair use?, what are need-to-knows regarding copyright and the Internet?. A project of the Copyright Management Center (Indiana University - Purdue University), Copyright Essentials for Librarians and Educators is your one-stop, essential resource for understanding and applying copyright law!
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Title: Copyright for schools: a practical guide
Author: Simpson, Carol Mann
Publication Details:
Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Pub., 2001.
Description:
Copyright is as much an ethical as a legal issue. A teacher wouldn't think of walking through a lunch line full of students, taking a dessert, and leaving without paying for it. It would set a terrible example. It's dishonest. Yet the same teacher will display an attractive web page for class, then right-click on an especially attractive image and say, 'We can just save this image to disk and use it whenever we like!' No notation that this is the work of someone else; no comment that one should ask permission before using other's work; no acknowledgement at all that a theft has just occurred. This edition of Copyright for Schools will address aspects of the new laws that affect schools. In addition, it also includes a feature called 'Copyright Catechism.' The dictionary defines the term 'Catechism' as learning through questions and answers.
These aren't answers to specific, real-life quandaries and certainly don't substitute for competent legal advice, but they can guide you as you wrestle with your own copyright conundrums.
Title: Copyright: interpreting the law for libraries, archives and information services
Author: Cornish, G. P
Publication Details:
London : Library Association Pub., 2001.
Description:
This well-known handy desk book sets out to explain the provisions of the UK Copyright Act and supporting legislation in quick and easy question-and-answer form. It is intended as a working guide for the practicing LIS professional to the intricacies of copyright as it needs to be understood in the context of library and information work, explaining the law in straight-forward terms and answering the questions that it is likely to provoke. Although everyone is holding their breath for the European Directive on Copyright, there are other changes taking place that library and information professionals need to know about now. This revised 3rd edition incorporates all the recent UK laws designed to meet European standards and includes the implications of recent developments in such areas as case law and licensing agreements. It also takes account of the latest legislation on databases and the section on moral rights has been expanded. The text is complemented by a detailed index that enables the enquirer to pinpoint topics and proposed action quickly and accurately. Appendices provide selected extracts from the legislation should the need arise. Also included are helpful list of addresses and selected further sources of information. Addressing situations and problems taken from actual working experience, this is an essential desktop reference tool for all library and information practitioners, managers, policy makers and students who need to identify what can and cannot be done legally.
Title: Guidelines for educational use of copyrighted materials
Author: Hoon, Peggy
Publication Details:
Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, c1997.
Description:
This easy-to-use guidebook will help those working in the higher education arena to chart their course through the murky waters of United States copyright law. Its focus is on the use of copyrighted materials, rather than on issues of ownership. Discussion of copyright law as applied to particular areas is combined with concrete examples in the form of hypothetical questions. As one of the few university policy/guidelines to combine the topics of print, music, audiovisual, computer software, and distance learning in one guide, it is a must for today's educators, librarians, and university counsel.
Title: The illustrated story of copyright
Author: Samuels, Edward
Publication Details:
New York : St. Martin's ; Maidenhead : Melia, 2001.
Description:
The story of copyright is the history of the entertainment industry, encompassing books, music, movies, television, and even computers and the Internet. Since its inception in America under 'An Act for the Encouragement of Learning', copyright law has been the primary protector of original works of authorship. Over the course of its history, however, myriad technological developments have produced constant pressure on the law, forcing copyright to adapt or expand to accommodate our creations. In The Illustrated Story of Copyright, Edward Samuels explains in a straightforward and colorful style the history and intricacies of copyright. From the printing press to the photocopying machine, the phonograph to the MP3, this comprehensive guide explains the basic principles of copyright law and brings to life the relevant copyright technologies. With over 300 photos, illustrations, and sidebars, Samuels traces the story of copyright from its adoption in this country 210 years ago to today's headline issues posed by the Internet and the digitising of creative works. And remarkably, this is the only book of its kind that is accessible to a lay audience, and that also will delight people already conversant in the field. This timely work takes what is commonly perceived to be a difficult subject and gives it a fresh and engaging edge. An essential tool to navigate the complex partnership of creativity and property rights, this book belongs on the shelf of every creative person.