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Copyright...Not Wrong, Natasha J. Jenkins

LWLC Faculty Research

PDF and PowerPoint presentation made during a Staff Opportunity for Learning and Engagement (SOLE) Session at the Levi Watkins Learning Center on the campus of Alabama State University, March 18, 2025. The PowerPoint is a PDF file. The supplemental list of helpful resources is the "Related file".

Copyright And Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

This report by the United States Copyright Office addresses the legal and policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright as outlined in the Office’s August 2023 Notice of Inquiry (NOI).

The report will be published in several parts each one addressing a different topic. This part addresses the copyrightability of works created using generative AI. The first part, published in 2024, addresses the topic of digital replicas—the use of digital technology to realistically replicate an individual’s voice or appearance. A subsequent part will turn to the training of AI models on copyrighted works, licensing considerations, and allocation of …

Course Lecture: The Knowledge Economy, Devon Olson

Librarian Publications

The first of a 5-part series of lectures on scholarly communication, this lecture introduces learners to the scholarly communications landscape by exploring its roots in historical and cultural events such as colonization and the growth of the internet. Two activities enable students to explore the legal implications of reusing various materials as well as the speakers and audiences of top journals in occupational therapy.

This lecture was designed for the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program.

This lecture is appropriate for adult and emerging adult learners with very little or basic understandings …

Open Educational Resources: A Guide For Faculty, Mark Hamilton

Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this session, we will discuss the following topics: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? What can I do with OER? Where can I find OER? How can I create OER? How can I share my OER?

Confused About Copyright?, Sara Anne Hook

Graduate Scholarship and Professional Work

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Rights Provisions Of A Book Contract, Melody Herr

University Libraries Teaching and Learning

A book contract establishes a partnership between a publisher and an author. The author offers their scholarly expertise and selected rights to the work while the publisher offers capital and expertise in copyediting, design, marketing, and rights management. In essence, the partnership is grounded in the exercise of specified rights.

This presentation covers the provisions of book publishing contracts related to US copyright law:

• Copyright ownership
• Copyright as a package of rights
• Open access and open licenses
• Contract termination

Generative Artificial Intelligence And Copyright Law, Christopher T. Zirpoli

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Recent innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) are raising new questions about how copyright law principles such as authorship, infringement, and fair use will apply to content created or used by AI. So-called “generative AI” computer programs—such as Open AI’s DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT programs, Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion program, and Midjourney’s self-titled program—are able to generate new images, texts, and other content (or “outputs”) in response to a user’s textual prompts (or “inputs”). These generative AI programs are “trained” to generate such works partly by exposing them to large quantities of existing works such as writings, photos, paintings, and other …

Copyright And Racism, Kimber Thomas

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Slides on copyright and racism by Dr. Kimber Thomas with an emphasis on United States copyright.

Includes points related to the origin of United States copyright law, original authorship and tangibility requirements, creation of works via oral or visual tradition and knowledge, the useful articles exclusion, and works made for hire.

Open Access And Education: Expanded, Shannon M. Smith

ScholarWorks Publications

Open Access (OA) and Open Education (OE) both stress the importance of making information available for individuals around the world, regardless of wealth or status. These are not wholly separate ideas or incompatible practices. This handout provides clarity on the similarities and differences between the two. This version includes reasons why OA and OE should be used.

Anatomy Of Creative Commons Licenses, Shannon M. Smith

ScholarWorks Publications

This flyer provided a break down of the various aspects of Creative Commons licenses, how they function, and why they matter.

Creative Commons: A History, Shannon M. Smith

ScholarWorks Publications

Creative Commons is a set of legal resources, a nonprofit organization, as well as a global network and movement - all inspired by people's interest in sharing their creativity and knowledge, and made functional by a set of open copyright licenses.

The following infographic provides a brief historical overview of how this unique copyright feature was developed and how it continues to be used.

Student Success: Open Access Repository Work Impacts University Libraries' Student Employees, Kelly Visnak Dr., Yumi Ohira

Digital Initiatives Symposium

This presentation will identify new methods for in the libraries student employment program related to Open Access repository work. The hands on learning opportunities are focused on publishing production workflows, including: CV checking; author rights and permissions for depositing faculty papers in the UTA’s institutional repository; and creating a research metrics report to provide alternative impact measurements of the faculty’s publications in support of tenure and promotion packet of materials. Additional production processes include learning layout design and project management in publishing monographs and journals through a variety of publishing tools, such as: Open Journal Systems (OJS), Pressbooks, and InDesign. …

Code Of Best Practices In Fair Use For Open Educational Resources: A Guide For Authors, Adapters & Adopters Of Openly Licensed Teaching And Learning Materials, Meredith Jacob, Peter Jaszi, Prudence S. Adler, William Cross

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

This code of best practices includes descriptions, hard cases, principles, and considerations for fair uses of materials in open educational resources with respect to United States copyright law, and with some discussion of copyright outside the United States context.

Open Educational Resources and Fair Use

Educators, librarians, and institutions have invested in the creation of openly licensed, freely distributed open educational resources (OER) to advance a wide range of goals within the educational system. Open educational resources enable flexible and open pedagogy; increase access to authorship and facilitate representation of different student experiences; and increase equity by reducing the barriers …

International Publishing: Challenges And Considerations, Sarah Wipperman, Nina Collins

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

This chapter discusses various challenges authors face in navigating the international academic publishing ecosystem from a scholarly communication perspective. The chapter is intended to give readers a better understanding of common topics and issues in publishing so that, as authors, they can make more informed decisions about where and how to publish.

Library Of Congress [Docket No. 2021-1] Announcement Of Copyright Public Modernization Committee, Carla D. Hayden

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Action: Notice of convening of IT modernization public stakeholder committee.

Summary: The Library of Congress is convening a public committee to enhance communication and provide a public forum for the technology-related aspects of the U.S. Copyright Office's modernization initiative. At this time, the Library is announcing that it will accept applications from qualified members of the public to serve on this committee. The scope of contributions made by the committee are limited to the specific topics set forth in this notice. Membership will be on a volunteer basis, with the expectation of in-person or virtual participation at two open forums …

Creating An Open Works Workshop, Jenelys Cox, Nicolas Parés

University Libraries: Staff Scholarship

Learn how to use Creative Commons licensing, choose a hosting platform, and remix open resources. This workshop explores open resource repositories, examines Creative Commons licenses, remixes materials into a group creative work, and walks participants through considerations when hosting works. This workshop supplies valuable, hands-on experience for participants.

Introducing The Copyright Anxiety Scale, Amanda Wakaruk, Céline Gareau-Brennan, Matthew Pietrosanu

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Navigating copyright issues can be frustrating to the point of causing anxiety, potentially discouraging or inhibiting legitimate uses of copyright-protected materials. A lack of data about the extent and impact of these phenomena, known as copyright anxiety and copyright chill, respectively, motivated the authors to create the Copyright Anxiety Scale (CAS). This article provides an overview of the CAS’s development and validity testing. Results of an initial survey deployment drawing from a broad cross-section of respondents living in Canada and the United States (n = 521) establishes that the phenomenon of copyright anxiety is prevalent and likely associated with …

Queens, Contracts, And Colonialism: A Brief Overview Of Copyright Law In History And Culture, Sarah Appedu

All Musselman Library Staff Works

The dominant retelling of the history of copyright, from the invention of the printing press through the modern day, provides context into the economic, political, and social factors that influenced copyright law's influence on American culture. This context helps undergraduate authors orient their scholarship within the larger scholarly communications system so that they can more easily understand the terms of their author agreements and how they fit into the larger culture around copyright. However, the traditional retelling of copyright's history neglects the ways in which copyright served to reinforce social inequalities-- most notably the fact that at the time copyright …

How To Negotiate With Publishers And Keep Your Copyright, Michael Rodriguez, Carolyn Mills

UConn Library Presentations

How do you get the best possible terms when signing a publishing contract? Of what should you be careful? Should you try to keep your copyright? Can you license your work instead? Come learn the ins and outs of making sure your publishing contract works for you before you sign it.

Copyright: Preserve, Protect, And Promote Your Research, Supplemental Resources, Sue Ann Gardner, Paul Royster

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Supplemental sources handed out during a presentation given on April 9, 2019 in the Cottonwood Room, East Union, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Topics: Copyright, Fair Use, Educational use, UNL Digital Commons.

Copyright: Preserve, Protect, And Promote Your Research: Quiz, Sue Ann Gardner

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Quiz given during a presentation held on April 9, 2019 in the Cottonwood Room, East Union, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Topic: Copyright for academic authors.

Copyright: A Powerful Tool To Protect, Preserve, And Promote Your Research, Paul Royster, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

Copyright begins at “birth”

You can also register.

The holder of copyright controls the ability of others to distribute: reproductions, derivatives, translations, performance

Length of term = until you die + 70 years

Licensing and contracts

Permissions

Publisher contracts

Creative Commons licenses

Gold Open Access/APCs

Predatory journals

"Can I use this {image / quote / video clip / ...} in my {lecture / course materials / dissertation / ...}” ?

Public domain (= no copyright)

Educational use = Not Infringement

Plagiarism vs. infringement

Fair Use (1): Re-using copyrighted materials in your own work--legally

Fair use (2): The 4 Factors

Who …

Copyright: A Powerful Tool To Protect, Preserve, And Promote Your Research [Lunch And Learn Outline], Paul Royster, Sue Ann Gardner

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Basic copyright: Know your rights; Copyright registration; Rights conferred; Length of term; Infringement

Licensing and contracts: Addenda to copyright that limit or extend your work; Permissions; Evaluating predatory journals; Creative Commons licenses; Gold Open Access/APCs

Fair use: How to fairly and legally use copyrighted materials in your own work; Plagiarism vs. copyright

Educational use: "Can I use this {image, quote, video clip, ...} in my {lecture, course materials, dissertation, ...}"

Copyright considerations, UNL Digital Commons: Publishing: books, journals; Green Open Access

Copyright: Preserve, Protect, And Promote Your Research: Quiz (Key), Sue Ann Gardner

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Answers to a quiz given during a presentation held on April 9, 2019 in the Cottonwood Room, East Union, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Topic: Copyright for academic authors.

Copyright Term And The Public Domain In The United States, Peter B. Hirtle

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Footnote 1:

1. This chart was first published in Peter B. Hirtle, "Recent Changes To The Copyright Law: Copyright Term Extension," Archival Outlook, January/February 1999. This version is current as of 1 January 2019. The most recent version is found at https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain. For some explanation on how to use the chart and complications hidden in it, see Peter B. Hirtle, "When is 1923 Going to Arrive and Other Complications of the U.S. Public Domain," Searcher (Sept 2012). The chart is based in part on Laura N. Gasaway's chart, "When Works Pass Into the Public Domain," at <http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm>, and similar …

Copyright & Open Access, Dustin Johnston-Green

Open Access Week

No abstract provided.

Balances Of Power Between Ip Creators: Ethical Issues In Scholarly Communication, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

Scholarly communications often values free access above all else, but what happens when that drive for openness conflicts with ethical issues of consent and ownership? In this CARL IG Showcase panel, members of SCORE (Scholarly Communication and Open Resources for Education) will discuss some of the thorny issues of ethics and scholarly communication, including: consent (particularly among diverse communities outside of the institution) and digital collections, students as information creators / library as publisher, and decolonizing who we consider scholars and what we consider scholarship. This panel will feature speakers who will share current discussions and personal stories on issues …

The Doctoral Dissertation And Scholarly Communication: Adapting To Changing Publication Practices Among Graduate Students, Roxanne Shirazi

Publications and Research

As graduate students begin to publish earlier in their careers, the relationship between the doctoral dissertation and scholarly publishing is evolving. Many students now include their own previously published work in a dissertation, requiring instruction in publication contracts and copyright transfer agreements at the point of submission to the graduate school. There are repercussions to publishing as a graduate student for which our institutions are not well prepared, and to which librarian could apply our expertise. This article briefly reviews the history of dissertation publishing and introduces issues surrounding the use of previously published materials in doctoral dissertations.

Looking Into Pandora's Box: The Content Of Sci-Hub And Its Usage, Bastian Greshake

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Despite the growth of Open Access, potentially illegally circumventing paywalls to access scholarly publications is becoming a more mainstream phenomenon. The web service Sci-Hub is amongst the biggest facilitators of this, offering free access to around 62 million publications. So far it is not well studied how and why its users are accessing publications through Sci-Hub. By utilizing the recently released corpus of Sci-Hub and comparing it to the data of ~28 million downloads done through the service, this study tries to address some of these questions. The comparative analysis shows that both the usage and complete corpus is largely …

Determining Copyright, Licensing And Terms Of Use For A Digital Newspaper Collection: The Catholic News Archive, Jennifer Younger

Digital Initiatives Symposium

In this poster, I discuss how the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) approached issues of copyright, licensing and terms of use for the Catholic News Archive. Implemented in summer 2016, the Archive provides online access to a full text, aggregated digital collection Catholic newspapers and is the only collection like it in existence. Our goal is to have a digital collection as openly accessible as possible, licensed under a Creative Commons license in concert with the interests of libraries, archives, publishers, scholars, funding agencies and other stakeholders. We needed to learn how views of stakeholders are similar or different, what …