That Copyright Blog

Copyright Resources and Current Issues

2006-05-16T16:07:00.000-04:00

I will cease adding entries here in Blogger, and commence with entries in my new blog:

http://liblogs.albany.edu/copyright/

Copyright blog returns May 2006

2006-05-15T16:49:00.000-04:00

I've been away on leave, attending to family affairs, so I'll be resuming the blog as soon as I've had some time to get out there and surf the sites, Real Soon Now.

That copyright blog will return Oct. 6 or so

2005-09-28T23:40:00.000-04:00

Copyright and Permissions

2005-09-26T12:55:00.000-04:00

The Association of American Publishers has put together their web pages on getting permission in one easy to use list.

They also provide contact information of AAP members for those who are seeking permission: "The AAP receives a large volume of calls from people who wish to contact its members to request permission to utilize copyrighted material. In an effort to facilitate this communication, the AAP has gathered the Internet addresses for its members' home pages (specifically, the part of their home page that provides permissions information) and has linked their site to the AAP Web page."

http://www.publishers.org/copyright/index.cfm

Copyrightlaws.com

2005-09-21T10:40:00.000-04:00

I've sort of worked around this site, looking at it in my bookmarks file for quite awhile. But it's a rather informative site. It's mostly about the services of Lesley Ellen Harris, which include several online courses about copyright. They're not very expensive, but I can't vouch for the quality. If anyone wants to send in a review it'd probably help.

http://copyrightlaws.com/index2.html

Copyright and Culture

2005-09-20T13:51:00.000-04:00

Although this website seems quirky to me, it's been kept up to date and has a bit of a different slant. It includes international perspective. I didn't prowl through every link and as a result have only a vague sense of who is creating the site. See what you think. If you fine out who's doing it, let me know

http://www.copyrightandculture.com/main.php?

Scholarly Communication Center

2005-09-16T09:46:00.000-04:00

Peggy Hoon's site looks like it's had a makeover recently. The North Carolina State University Scholarly Communication Center provides a wealth of information regarding copyright. The Center staff organizes information for users of copyright protected information and for academic authors and creators who need copyright information for their own work. Check out the tutorial on copyright.

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/index.html

Academic Copyright

2005-09-15T10:05:00.000-04:00

Elizabeth Townsend's blog looks like it's becoming active again, although it was sort of a shock to have the latest entry be about a conference in New Orleans. How quickly things change!!! If Elizabeth keeps it up, she's one of the best, IMO.

http://academiccopyright.typepad.com/

University Publishing: Copyright

2005-09-14T10:52:00.000-04:00

Washington State University's handsome page covers most of the copyright territory that a faculty member or student is going to want to know.
From the Mission page: " Washington State University Copyright Office hosts this web site to educate the campus community about copyright law in higher education. The Copyright Office was established to assist students, faculty and staff in copyright issues that arise in the pursuit and delivery of education."

http://publishing.wsu.edu//copyright/index.html

The Open Digital Rights Language Initiative

2005-09-13T10:18:00.000-04:00

"The Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) Initiative is an international effort aimed at developing and promoting an open standard for the Digital Rights Management expression language."
[...]
"The ODRL is intended to...support transparent and innovate use of digital resources in publishing, distributing and consuming of digital media across all sectors ..."

The standard is in version 2.0 and can be found on this site, along with plenty of information about the initiative and who is involved.

http://odrl.net/

DRM Watch

2005-09-12T08:45:00.000-04:00

Digital Rights Management has grown to be very popular for big industry music interests and this page lets everyone in on the latest developments. You can thank the Digital Millenium Copyright Act for making it illegal to tamper with DRM technology without permission.

http://www.drmwatch.com/

Copyfight

2005-09-09T14:10:00.000-04:00

"Copyfight is a weblog exploring the nexus of legal rulings, Capitol Hill policy-making, technical standards development and technological innovation that creates--and will recreate--the networked world as we know it. Among the topics Copyfight covers: intellectual property conflicts, technical architecture and innovation, the evolution of copyright, private vs. public interests in Net policy-making, lobbying and the law, and more."

The link to the actual blog is on this descriptive page. I found that just landing in the blog left a bit to be desired.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/copyfight

Orphan Works

2005-09-08T09:24:00.000-04:00

This page was created to disseminate the text and recordings of the recent hearings on orphan works.

"The Copyright Office is examining issues raised by “orphan works,” i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage subsequent creators and users from incorporating such works in new creative efforts, or from making such works available to the public."
http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/

Background from the Federal Register:
http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr3739.html

Current Copyright Issues Facing Academic Librarians

2005-09-07T09:09:00.000-04:00

"Current Copyright Issues Facing Academic Librarians is a primarily a synchronous seminar, allowing participants to work through course material at times convenient to them throughout the week. However, specific material and activities will be covered during each week of the course. Real-time online chat with the instructor will be scheduled during week two of the course to discuss case studies, time and day to be determined. Students may also choose to schedule additional chat time with the instructor, as they feel necessary. Participation in threaded discussions will be a course requirement."

I have a library bias, but I believe that the content of this course can be relevant to lay persons as well as librarians because it will give lessons on the principles involved within real-world contexts, so it becomes clear how the laws and guidelines really work.

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/copyrightcourse.htm

Digital Copyright Canada: Links

2005-09-06T15:47:00.000-04:00

This list of links is quite interesting for those looking into Canadian copyright issues. The site also includes Russel Ormond's blog on digital copyright.

http://www.digital-copyright.ca/links.shtml

Copyright -- the journal

2005-09-01T10:08:00.000-04:00

This open access online journal is somewhat of a mystery to me, but I think it's worth taking a look. Although no issues have been created yet, the site seems to teem with potential. The wiki is about the only part where I've seen any action. But the internal links are subtle and there are a lot of them.

From their opening page:
"The journal aims not only to publish and disseminate top-quality studies of copyright, but also to spur the creation of content through collaboration, and, in so doing, revolutionize the role journals serve while furthering the scholarship of this new field. Copyright also places high priority on education, both by fostering communcation between the academy and the wider world, and just as critically by enabling concerned content creators, consumers, policymakers, and citizens to contribute their ideas and efforts to the creation of new understanding about copyright in the Internet age."

http://www.copyrightjournal.org/index.php/Copyright

DMCA Reform: HR 1201

2005-08-31T13:26:00.000-04:00

The Electronic Frontier Foundation Action Center includes a little action item regarding HR 1201, which seems to have been referred to the House Judiciary Committee in the spring, according to the HR web site: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR01201:@@@L&summ2=m&

This bill tries to de-fang the DMCA somewhat, and is worth reading. The text is on the HR site: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.01201:

Copyright Workshops

2005-08-30T09:36:00.000-04:00

This workshop series from University of Maryland Center for Intellectual Property should be excellent:

E-Reserves and Copyright

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the University Campus: A Safe Harbor?

DRM in Higher Education

Copyright and Academic Culture

http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html

American Intellectual Property Law Association

2005-08-29T12:17:00.000-04:00

"The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a national bar association constituted primarily of lawyers in private and corporate practice, in government service, and in the academic community, with more than 16,000 members. The AIPLA represents a wide and diverse spectrum of individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property. Our members represent both owners and users of intellectual property."

This site is worth browsing for the sake of knowing stakeholders in IP issues.

http://www.aipla.org/

Copyright Primer

2005-08-26T09:40:00.000-04:00

The University of Maryland University College Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment site includes this interactive primer, a good exercise to increase awareness of copyright. "The © Primer is intended to introduce both creators and users of information to the nuts and bolts of copyright law. Consisting of twenty-one questions and answers, the © Primer includes illustrative scenarios and resources for further information and study."

Current Copyright Literature

2005-08-25T13:45:00.000-04:00

Tobe Liebert explains it best: " About the “Current copyright literature” website:
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.

Here's the process: I review law journals and law reviews (and a great many other legal periodicals) as they are received in the library. I examine the table of contents of all of these publications and identify any article concerning U.S. copyright law. I then input the basic bibliographic information about each article into this database, and scan the first page of the article. The availability of the first page of the article should better enable readers to know if they are interested in reading the whole article."

http://web.austin.utexas.edu/law_library/copyright/

Copyright Management Center

2005-08-02T09:38:00.000-04:00

"This website provides access to a wide variety of resources about copyright in general and its importance to higher education, including a variety of other pages dealing with the subject of copyright."

Having received much useful information from the Center's director, Kenneth Crews, I highly recommend not only using this site, but seeking out Crews' writings on copyright.

http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/index.htm

Unesco collection of national copyright laws

2005-08-01T09:14:00.000-04:00

For your international curiosity, this Unesco page shouldl put you in touch with many copyright laws of many countires. I found this page by going through EBLIDA, which I found by at first looking at an older page regarding international (European) copyright, ECUP

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14076&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Selected Copyright Law Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

2005-07-28T13:07:00.000-04:00

Another of Cornell Legal Information Institute's very good pages. I thought I'd put it here to complement Tuesday's entry on ALA's efforts in this regard. Now you don't have any excuses to fall behind on those court decisions!

http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/copyrt.htm

Access Copyright at the University of Alberta

2005-07-27T09:12:00.000-04:00

This page caught my attention because it's a neat overview of Canadian law from the perspective of a University Library. It has that rather lovely quality of being brief, yet including the exact links which will provide optimum information.

http://www.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/index.cfm

Copyright Court Cases

2005-07-26T11:12:00.000-04:00

The American Library Association's work regarding copyright should never be overlooked. On this nifty page current cases are listed and linked to a brief overview of important progress dates and significant rulings, motions, etc. It's an excellent page for keeping up to date with cases of concern to ALA.

http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/copyrightcases/copyrightcourt.htm

Coalition for Networked Information: Copyright Forum

2005-07-23T11:20:00.000-04:00

Always good for chewing over those knotty copyright issues, this forum has been up and running for several years. It's one of the best ways to get news and commentary on international copyright legislation and litigation. The Coalition also organizes great programs on copyright and related issues. Now it's possible to keep up with their goings on through their RSS feed.

http://www.cni.org/forums/cni-copyright/cni-copyright.html

Digital Preservation and Copyright

2005-07-20T09:13:00.000-04:00

As part of the Standford University Libraries web pages on copyright and fair use,Peter Hirtle covers topics related to digital preservation that are essential for those who are embarking on the journey toward collecting and making digital items accessible. I think it's especially astute of him to mention computer programs and preserving the world wide web. This is a very brief and highly recommended piece. His list of resources is also spot on.

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/commentary_and_analysis/2003_11_hirtle.html

Lawmeme

2005-06-20T14:52:00.000-04:00

If you don't mind slogging through some other law and technology postings to get to the copyright-related posts, this blog can yield gems of note.

http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/

Digital Rights Management and Copy Protection Schemes

2005-06-15T09:37:00.000-04:00

I haven't posted anything to do with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for awhile, so I'm recommending not only this page as a good introduction to the term Digital Rights Management (DRM), but the list of links down the right side of the page. The EFF is not a neutral source of information, and I'm so glad. (What, no smiley symbols in Blogspot software?)

http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/

Getting Permission

2005-06-06T15:43:00.000-04:00

Put together by the University of Texas System group, this page on getting permission manages to cover all the major areas that faculty and students encounter in classroom situations. An excellent resource for anyone who has decided that they don't have a fair use siutation and want to know what happens next.

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/permissn.htm

Yahoo News: Full Coverage: Intellectual Property

2005-06-02T09:21:00.000-04:00

The more I mess around in Yahoo, the more I'm surprised. I have to admit that I'm rather lazy about making my way around a utility as large as Yahoo, but I used that old University College site at the University of Maryland and bumped into this here resource. I haven't looked at length or closely enough to see if there's a heavy bias, but notice that in the directory heirarchy it's in business as opposed to law. But I'm glad to see that there's a very good set of links.

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/business/intellectual_property/

University Publishing: Copyright

2005-06-01T13:49:00.000-04:00

Washington State University has put together a great resource for faculty and students who need practical advice on copyright. This site has reduced a good deal of information down to clear definitions and easy to follow instructions. For those wanting to organize copyright information for similar purposes, this site will serve as an excellent resource.

http://publishing.wsu.edu/copyright/

Blogger vacations

2005-05-13T10:50:00.000-04:00

That Copyright Blog will be back June 1.

American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section

2005-04-28T10:16:00.000-04:00

"The Section has over 87 committees, each dealing with a special aspect of the law as it relates to intellectual property under the statutes, common law and the provisions of international treaties."

For those of us who like to poke around in the corners of the field of copyright, this group of web pages provides much interesting context.

http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/home.html

Electronic Frontier Foundation Digital Millenium Copyright Act Archives

2005-04-26T08:53:00.000-04:00

Cases as well as a number of pages and related sites, all about the DMCA. My favorite quote from the page:

"(Digital Millennium Copyright Act), September 17, 1998. When presented with the House-passed version of the DMCA, the Senate replaced it ("amended in nature of a substitute", as they say in Congress) the bill with their own version."

The DMCA began the unfortunate precedent of placing copyright issues in the realm of the criminal code rather than the civil code. Further inroads are taking place in cogress now with the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005, soon to probably be signed by the President.

http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/

May 2: "Orphan Works:Issues and Legislative Challenges"

2005-04-20T11:00:00.000-04:00

This online May 2nd conference offered by the Association of Research Libraries Office of Leadership and Management Services promises to address lots o" issues. Registration information and all the details are on the site.

http://www.arl.org/olms/orphan.html

Copyright Information and Education Initiative

2005-04-19T14:04:00.000-04:00

The University of Minnesota was noticed by ARL for their pages on copyright, and with good reason. It's a dense site of practical value to faculty and students. Their own introduction includes: "The Libraries' Copyright Information and Education Initiative supports an informed and educated University community on matters of copyright and its application in teaching, research, and scholarship."

http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/

Copyright Basics

2005-04-15T10:10:00.000-04:00

This is a page that provides clear information on copyright for copyright owners, by the U.S. Library of Congress Copyright Office. Today, for instance, I read the section on transfer of copyright and that clarified for me why the Creative Commons web site is so important for scholarly authors who are interested in open access to their publications.

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#toc

Public Knowledge

2005-04-12T09:40:00.000-04:00

I love these guys. From their "about" page: "We're very busy. Our first priority is to stop any bad legislation from passing—laws we think would slow technology innovation, pick market winners, shrink the public domain, or prevent fair use."

I mean, Right ON!!!

http://www.publicknowledge.org/

New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

2005-04-11T10:01:00.000-04:00

Although esoteric, this NYSBA section home page has one interesting feature of note: it provides the results of searches from Loislaw LawWatch on topics related to intellectual property. So this here is your news source for current cases.

With an horrific URL rivalled only by American Library Association URLs I'm afraid.

http://www.nysba.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Section=Intellectual_Property_Home&Site=Intellectual_Property_Law_Section1&Template=/CustomSource/SectionHome.cfm

Copyright and Digital Media in a Post-Napster World: 2005 Update

2005-04-07T08:51:00.000-04:00

From the Harvard Law School Berkman Center for the Internet and Society, the white paper discusses these issues [quoted from the web page]:

The legal and regulatory developments regarding copyright and related intellectual property issues.
Business models upset or enabled by digital media distribution.
Technological developments driving change across the value chain.
Shifts in consumer attitudes and behavior

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/wp2005

The Copyright Timeline and Encyclopedia

2005-04-05T10:24:00.000-04:00

The timeline provides some very interesting context in my opinion. It's developed by Open Democracy . Well worth traveling back to see how copyright has developed over several centuries.

http://bill.verity-networks.com/timeline/t_frame.html

Righting Copyright

2005-04-04T14:21:00.000-04:00

In Bookforum, by Robert S. Boynton, this is a nice little discussion on U.S. Copyright. "Digital environmentalism is a two-pronged movement, with one group raising the awareness of the cultural stakes of intellectual property among everyday citizens, and the other pressing for legislative and legal change."

http://www.bookforum.com/archive/feb_05/boynton.html

How to Request Copyright Permission

2005-03-31T09:16:00.000-05:00

This page, compiled by the Association of American Publishers, contains a list of sources regarding getting permission. The list includes links to excellent, organized advice that can be used to train staff or to compile handouts for those seeking information regarding how to go about it.

http://www.publishers.org/about/copyrightresources.cfm

The frozen Link Controversy Page

2005-03-29T10:23:00.000-05:00

Stefan Bechtold notes that he's no longer updating the page, but that doesn't keep it from containing all the links you could want regarding the legal aspects of linking up to June of 2004. Now go and look at it to answer all those niggling questions in your mind such as "now...wasn't there some sort of problem about linking involving copyright?..." Quick - before it's totally out of date.

http://www.jura.uni-tuebingen.de/bechtold/lcp.html

WIPO Resources

2005-03-28T13:27:00.000-05:00

The current top entry being "The WIPO Development Agenda and Why You Should Care About It, this page tracks WIPO activities and provides commentary. It's compliled with the perspective of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which maintains the page.

http://www.eff.org/IP/WIPO/

DRM Watch

2005-03-18T09:27:00.000-05:00

"The Leading Resource for Digital Rights Management" is the subtitle for this site, created by Earthweb, a JupiterWeb network. This site provides lots of news regarding DRM, and is well worth some cruising time.

http://www.drmwatch.com/

Liblicense-L Mailing List

2005-03-17T16:39:00.000-05:00

For those who are working in areas where license agreements are part of your day, this list provides a forum of colleagues who share your pain. The discussion spills over into open access sometimes and members have mixed feelings about that, but all in all it's a good substantive discussion. I'm convinced that it's helped my understanding of pragmatic copyright issues .

http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/mailing-list.shtml

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights: a case study from the web face

2005-03-16T13:37:00.000-05:00

The ever impressive Arts and Humanities Data Service in the UK has posted a good case study concerning rights issues involved in providing access to digital objects via the web. Although written espcially for UK situations, it's still a thoughtful discussion of rights issues.

http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/case-studies/protecting-rights/

Tutorial Series

2005-03-14T09:18:00.000-05:00

Peggy Hoon's tutorial series on copyright is a good model for those who wish to own copyright and those who wish to use protected materials.

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/index.html

Information Policy: Copyright and Intellectual Property

2005-03-09T09:25:00.000-05:00

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has compiled a wide -ranging page . The international perspective adds value. Lots o' links here for your reading pleasure.

http://www.ifla.org/II/cpyright.htm

"The 'Rights' in Digital Rights Managment"

2005-03-07T10:15:00.000-05:00

Copyright, Contract and Control are the three C's of rights in this article by Karen Coyle. All those who are publishing materials via the web will find this succinct discussion valuable in sorting out policy issues to be addressed.

http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september04/coyle/09coyle.html

Policy examples - University of Illinois

2005-03-04T08:59:00.000-05:00

When I grow up my blog will be organized into categories, one of which will be examples of policies. The University of Illinois has been kind enough to share their policies online.

Do you know of anyone who has a blog on copying and copyright policies for libraries and/or universities? Let me know.

http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/photouse.pdf

Academic Copyright -- Elizabeth Townsend

2005-03-03T09:05:00.000-05:00

I'm wandering around in the world of library - related blogs as well as copyright sites, so here's another blog which has some very good copyright coverage. I've been bumping into the unpublished public domain discussion here and there, and this blog has a lot to offer.

http://academiccopyright.typepad.com/academiccopyright/

Library Law Blog: Copyright

2005-03-02T09:23:00.000-05:00

Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S. has a blog that's quite wonderful. I learned whole lots about many issues, but found her copyright section especially interesting. Browsing is educational, and I think she's doing a good service for her library colleagues. She has a subject list in the left hand frame menu, and the link here in my blog entry leads you to the copyright section, so move around once you land. Peter Hirtle has also joined as a contributor. This is where I'm going for the good stuff from now on.

http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/copyright/index.html

Current Copyright Issues Facing Academic Librarians

2005-03-01T16:03:00.000-05:00

Coming up!!!

An ACRL Online Seminar
April 13-May 4, 2005 (registration opens March 14)

"Course Description:
Carrie Russell from ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy will walk participants through the major copyright issues facing academic librarians today. Topics covered will include electronic reserves, interlibrary loan, using media in courseware, and campus copyright policies. "

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/copyrightcourse.htm

Copyright Issues in Digital Media

2005-02-28T13:32:00.000-05:00

"This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper reviews current copyright law in the United States and considers the unique aspects of digital technology's challenge to that law. It also examines the prospects for a market-based resolution to copyright disputes over digital content and explores the effect of potential revisions to copyright law on economic efficiency and equity. [...] Nathan Musick of CBO's Microeconomic and Financial Studies Division wrote this paper under the supervision of Roger Hitchner and David Moore. Helpful review and comments were provided by Robert P. Murphy, CBO's General Counsel; Julie H. Topoleski of CBO; Robert M. Hunt of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; and Robert Kasunic of the U.S. Copyright Office."

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=5738&sequence=0

Promoting Open Access

2005-02-25T10:41:00.000-05:00

Written by Mary M. Case, Director, Office of Scholarly Communication, ARL, and Prudence S. Adler, Associate Executive Director, Federal Relations and Information Policy, ARL, this piece I think has been key in the interesting rhetorical developments around open access. The subtitle, "Developing New Strategies for Managing Copyright and Intellectual Property", says it all.

http://www.arl.org/newsltr/220/access.html

The copyright articles from ARL publications are all listed here: http://www.arl.org/newsltr/copy.html for your edification and delight.

Checklist for Fair Use

2005-02-24T09:23:00.000-05:00

The Copyright Management Center folks at IUPUI* have done a fantastic job of inventing this tool for those who wish to quickly analyze their use of copyright protected materials. This is now going in my tool box for when I get those calls from faculty wanting to know if they can do what they want to do.

http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm

*Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

You Say Napster, I Say Grokster

2005-02-22T16:10:00.000-05:00

This article from Slate regarding the impact of technology on copyright case law. The case is about whether or not the makers of peer to peer file sharing software can be held liable for copyright infringement committed while using hte software.

Why doesn't anyone ever try to sue Canon for making copy machines or Microsoft for making software that produces copies of all sorts of media?

http://www.slate.com/Default.aspx?id=2110982

United States Patent and Trademark Office: Copyrights

2005-02-17T12:42:00.000-05:00

USPTO has its own take on copyrights, and this page is a quick read. I found it interesting to see that the USPTO advises "Secretary of Commerce, the President of the United States, and the Administration on patent, trademark, and copyright."

http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/copyright.htm

Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems

2005-02-16T10:38:00.000-05:00

This group, C.E.T.U.S. gets an "ugly name" prize in my book, but they do have a very well-done set of pages concerning fair use.

http://www.cetus.org/fairindex.html

IFLA Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters

2005-02-11T09:51:00.000-05:00

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has a committee that keeps track of information policy regarding copyright and intellectual property. This site is a good way to start looking at the issues with a more international perspective. And of course it's all about libraries and library services, so it has to be good.

http://www.ifla.org/III/clm/copyr.htm

Balancing Stakeholder Interests in Scholarship Friendly Copyright Practices

2005-02-10T10:37:00.000-05:00

This article by Julia Blixrud of Association of Research Libraries typifies a rhetorical stance that I now prefer when talking about copyright and scholarly communication. I used to rant about publishers, then I adopted the "scholarly communication is broken" rhetoric, but I like the emerging stance of ARL and SPARC even more. I think the win-win rhetoric has great merit and should promise to take the whole enterprise forward.

You go, Julia.

http://www.arl.org/newsltr/237/copyright.html

When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain

2005-02-09T09:52:00.000-05:00

University of North Carolina's treasure, Lolly Gasaway, specifies that this is a chart you may copy freely for non-profit purposes. I like to use this in my presentations because of its U.S. focus and its simplicty.

http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

World Intellectual Property Organization

2005-02-08T10:02:00.000-05:00

Don't forget the international scene. WIPO treaties effect any library that owns publications from abroad, so acquire your international savvy at this site.

http://www.wipo.int/index.html.en

Distance Education and The TEACH Act

2005-02-07T09:50:00.000-05:00

This page by the American Library Association provides background and links to help you become familiar with the 2002 "Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act" (TEACH). Many teachers and instructional technology users can get a relatively quick run-down of the essence of the act and how to comply by using this page and the links provided.

The utterly unfortunate link to the ALA page is:
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Distance_Education_and_the_TEACH_Act&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25939#newc

SEPB: Legal Issues: Copyright

2005-02-03T10:49:00.000-05:00

Charles Bailey has gathered together cites for nuggets on copyright that you might not find in other web resources. The full title: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 5.1 Legal Issues: Copyright

http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/lcopyr.htm

Scholarly Communication at NC State

2005-02-02T09:14:00.000-05:00

Peggy Hoon, well-known copyright educator, struts her stuff on her copyright page. This page has got the goods, and they're well-organized.

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/

The IP Mall from the Pierce Law Center

2005-02-01T08:52:00.000-05:00

I was nosing around on Dr. Thomas Field's IP page for the Franklin Pierce Law Center and noticed the IP Mall, the creation of Professor Jon Cavicchi. The Mall has a juicy list of hosted resources, a blog and seems to me like a great place to visit when one is in the mood for widening one's IP knowledge.

http://www.ipmall.piercelaw.edu/

OCLC Digitization and Preservation Online Resource Center: Copyright

2005-01-31T09:42:00.000-05:00

OCLC has created an online resource kit for copyright issues based on a workshop that they have presented in various locations around the U.S.

Note Lolly Gassaway's "Institutional and Policy Issues: Getting It Down In Writing".

http://digitalcooperative.oclc.org/copyright/

MLA: Copyright for Music Librarians

2005-01-28T09:08:00.000-05:00

Ok, here's the stuff regarding all that music everyone's talking about. The Music Library Association has news, guidelines, resources and a great FAQ: " scenarios and guidance about general copyright provisions, reserves, preservation, performance rights, issues for composers and authors, and video in the library." Go get it.

http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/

Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States

2005-01-25T09:53:00.000-05:00

This chart is constructed to let you know what is in the public domain as of January 1, 2005. It's by Peter Hirtle on the Cornell web site and it's a true gem of a page, making clear what oodles of prose makes obscure.

Open Access News

2005-01-24T09:06:00.000-05:00

Peter Suber has created this blog for those of us interested in keeping track of the movement for open access. In the academic world especially, open access means a change in the fundamental ways scholarly communication takes place. The association with copyright is explained succinctly on Suber's page, and he also links to a good overview of open access.

Current Issues and Resources: UCITA

2005-01-21T08:50:00.000-05:00

Remember good old UCITA? Keep up with the latest using this great page from the University of Maryland University College Center for Intellectual Property.

Methods of Dealing with Copyright Issues

2005-01-20T10:51:00.000-05:00

A powerpoint presentation by Alastair Dunning, this outline is a good overview from the UK point of view. The link here in the blog is to an index page from a copyright workshop that warrants further study.

Current Copyright Readings

2004-12-09T08:41:00.000-05:00

Thanks to M. Claire Stewart at Northwestern UniversityLibrary, we can all be up to date on copyright news. This site is awesome. She goes beyond U.S. news and brings us the goods from abroad as well.

http://copyrightreadings.blogspot.com/

Digital Rights Management - OCLC

2004-12-08T09:31:00.000-05:00

This is a good introductory page, including "The Basics for Digital Rights Management" and "Best Practices"

http://www.oclc.org/community/topics/rights/

Copyright and intellectual property rights

2004-12-07T09:53:00.000-05:00

From the UK Arts and Humanities Data Service, this is a case study about digital rights management. " This short case study gives an account of intellectual property and rights issues relating to an online research archive." (The Archaeology Data Service) I like to look at what the UK is doing because of the difference in perspective from the US law.

http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/case-studies/protecting-rights/

Policies Online

2004-12-06T10:16:00.000-05:00

The University of Maryland University College has worked up a list of links to policies relating to ownership of intellectual property. These are the actual policies by academic institutions that have taken the time to explicitly state who owns what.

http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/links_policy.html

Public Library of Science [FAQ]

2004-12-03T08:40:00.000-05:00

There's more than one way to look at copyright. The Public Library of Science has taken a hands-on approach and is creating new models for publishing with very different ideas about copyright and what that should mean in the world of scientific publishing. Read their FAQ, but more importantly, cruise around the site to see all that they have to offer.

http://www.plos.org/faq.html

Stanford Law School: Lawrence Lessig

2004-12-02T08:35:00.000-05:00

There's always a hum of excitement about what Lessig is doing. This page has many interesting links because the Professor does lots of great stuff.

http://www.lessig.org/

Law and the Public Domain

2004-12-01T13:27:00.000-05:00

Duke University put together quite a collection of articles regarding the public domain. Browse through and you'll find something interesting.

http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/lcp/indexpd.htm

Copyright Advisory Network

2004-11-30T13:50:00.000-05:00

ALA's site is restored after being hacked dreadfully. It's especially for librarians and there's a lot to love here.

"This Web site is a new way for librarians to learn about copyright and to get help when they have copyright troubles. The purpose of this site is to encourage librarians to discuss copyright concerns, and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists.."

http://www.librarycopyright.net/

Legal Information Institute

2004-11-29T09:36:00.000-05:00

Cornell's Legal Information Institute section on copyright is a really great starting point and a good site to bookmark.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html

Copyright Timeline

2004-11-24T10:56:00.000-05:00

The Association of Research Libraries has a good historical view of U.S. copyright, a necessity for anyone who wishes to look at our current U.S. copyright situation with understanding:
Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States

ALA Copyright Advisory Committee

2004-11-23T09:13:00.000-05:00

The American Library Association's CopyrightAdivisory Committee for the Office of Technology Policy conducts various activities and advises the Association's copyright specialist:

http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/oitp/copycom.htm

The TEACH Toolkit

2004-11-16T15:07:00.000-05:00

For those of you who put course content on the web, this toolkit put together at NC State University will help you sort out your compliance issues.

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/

Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia

2004-11-15T16:43:00.000-05:00

Sorry about the pause, I've been under the weather.

Here's the scoop from Texas about creating multimedia and fair use considerations:
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm

Copyright at the University at Albany

2004-11-11T19:41:00.000-05:00

Intellectual Property, Copyright and Fair Use Resources
This is the page I composed using selected resources on copyright. Its focus is on what faculty and students at my university should know about copyright.

An academic copyright site

2004-11-11T19:35:00.000-05:00

Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Fair Use Resources

The site I composed for faculty and students at my institution. It's very selective.

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography section 5.1

2004-11-10T09:43:00.000-05:00

5.1 Legal Issues: Intellectual Property Rights

Charles W. Bailey, Jr. updates this famous bibliography regularly from the University of Houston, so it's worthwhile to bookmark it and return for updates. He also provides updates via electronic mail. URL: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/lcopyr.htm

WIPO

2004-11-09T16:35:00.000-05:00

Today's site is the World Intellectual Property Organization and the link takes you to the various treaties having to do with international copyright agreements:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/