Copyright law for librarians and educators : creative strategies and practical solutions Kenneth D. Crews

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crews, Kenneth D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright--United States.

Copyright.

Fair use (Copyright)--United States.

Fair use (Copyright).

Librarians--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Librarians.

Teachers--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

xii, 192 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.

Summary:

The advancement of innovative education, librarianship, and scholarship has become increasingly entangled with copyright law. Research and education seem to be routinely reinvented with the creation of new software and technological devices. Private agreements are becoming a dominant force on the shape of legal rights and responsibilities.

Contents:

The copyright path : changing needs and copyright solutions

The scope of protectable works

Works without copyright protection

Duration and formalities : how long do copyrights last?

Who owns the copyright?

The rights of copyright owners

Exceptions to the rights of owners

Fair use : getting started

Fair use : understanding the four factors

Getting comfortable with fair use : applying the four factors

The meaning of fair use guidelines

Distance education and the TEACH Act

Libraries and the special provisions of Section 108

Responsibilities, liabilities, and doing the right thing

Music and copyright / by Dwayne K. Buttler

Anticircumvention and the DMCA

Copyright, archives, and unpublished materials

Permission from copyright owners.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.

ISBN:

9780838910924 (alk. paper)

0838910920 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

742234309