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Reproduction Of Copyrighted Works By Educators And Librarians, United States Copyright Office
Reproduction Of Copyrighted Works By Educators And Librarians, United States Copyright Office
Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.
Many educators and librarians ask about the fair use and photocopying provisions of the copyright law. The United States Copyright Office cannot give legal advice or offer opinions on what is permitted or prohibited. However, we have published in this circular basic information on some of the most important legislative provisions and other documents dealing with reproduction by librarians and educators.
The Subjects Covered in This Booklet
The documentary materials collected in this circular deal with reproduction of copyrighted works by educators, librarians, and archivists for a variety of uses, including:
• Reproduction for teaching in educational institutions at all …
United States Copyright Fair Use Checklist, Kenneth D. Crews
United States Copyright Fair Use Checklist, Kenneth D. Crews
Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.
Copyright fair use checklist available for scholars, students, and others to determine whether a use of copyrighted material may be considered a fair use. This document is meant to provide guidance for individuals to make their own determinations about whether a use may be considered a fair use. It does not constitute legal advice.
Introduction to the Checklist
The Fair Use Checklist and variations on it have been widely used for many years to help educators, librarians, lawyers, and many other users of copyrighted works determine whether their activities are within the limits of fair use under U.S. copyright law …
Bound By Law? Trapped In A Struggle She Didn't Understand, By Day A Filmmaker, By Night She Fought For Fair Use! [Tales From The Public Domain], Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins
Bound By Law? Trapped In A Struggle She Didn't Understand, By Day A Filmmaker, By Night She Fought For Fair Use! [Tales From The Public Domain], Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins
Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.
A graphic novel about fair use with respect to United States copyright law.
Synopsis:
A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the "Rocky" theme song. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights for the song. Can this be true? "Eyes on the Prize," the great civil rights documentary, was pulled from circulation because the filmmakers' rights to music and footage had expired.
What's going on here? It's the collision of documentary filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it's the inspiration for this comic book. Follow its heroine Akika as she films her …