Copyright, Licenses, and Fair Use: What’s Up With That?
Description
Feeling tense about copyright law, and what library uses are legal? Recent court opinions provide some strong backing for an expansive understanding of fair use rights in areas such as course reserves, large-scale digitization, accessibility for people with print disabilities, and streaming video. Other regulatory, legislative, and policy developments—and the licenses we may sign—present both challenges to and support for library uses. Come catch up on the (mostly good) news!
Start Date
21-3-2013 1:15 PM
End Date
21-3-2013 2:15 PM
Copyright, Licenses, and Fair Use: What’s Up With That?
Feeling tense about copyright law, and what library uses are legal? Recent court opinions provide some strong backing for an expansive understanding of fair use rights in areas such as course reserves, large-scale digitization, accessibility for people with print disabilities, and streaming video. Other regulatory, legislative, and policy developments—and the licenses we may sign—present both challenges to and support for library uses. Come catch up on the (mostly good) news!