Category: Policy
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Back on the copyright kick
Well, it seems like I am the copyright czar at this place. It is a self-appointed position but the void must be filled. Thus you read another post relating to copyright. I promise that the next post will not be about copyright.Our topic today is deep-linking. A Texas 5th Circuit Court judge ruled in December…
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New way to do copyright clearance
The CCC has a new license model in which the institution pays a yearly fee to CCC and then is surveyed for usage and the CCC distributes fees to publishers. It covers classroom use, course packs, conversion to digital, faculty-to-faculty sharing, faculty-to-student sharing. How do you collect usage information which is not able to be…
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Some more interesting copyright stuff
Mary Minow started off the session. She has a couple of good sites LibraryLaw and the LibraryLaw blog.Minimizing Legal Risks in Digitization Projects Copyright Some things to keep in mind: ADA, NAGPRA, HIPAA, Rights of Publicity, Deeds of Gift Privacy, Censorship, and Pornography PCLED Physical Copyright (applies to all) License (applies to signing parties) Encryption…
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Oh my god not more copyright stuff
Well, after a long pause, I begin the new year with the excitment that is copyright and fair use. I’m starting to think I went into the wrong profession. There is a fortune to be made in litigating all the issues surrounding copyright.Anyway, I am in Pamona (a very nice area with mountains all around)…
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It seems that even Professors don’t know the laws about copyright
This is an old story but I haven’t been able to blog because of work. I’m on break now so I’m trying to catch up on posts.The Seattle Post Intelligencer ran a story in its business section on Nov. 20th with the title “Professors get ‘F’ in copyright protection knowledge.” The main beef comes from…