Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals: From the Columns of Against the Grain

by Laura N. Gasaway (Editor)

Overview

Copyright law is a critical issue for authors, librarians, publishers, and information vendors. It is also a complex area, with many shades of gray. Librarians continually need to seek answers to questions ranging from the reproduction of copyrighted works for library users, through the performance of audiovisual works, to the digitization and display of protected works on library websites. This book presents updated versions of the author's copyright columns published in Against the Grain, the leading journal in acquisitions librarianship since the late 1990s. It is the first volume in the series Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences. The aim of the Charleston Insights series is to focus on important topics in library and information science, presenting the issues in a relatively jargon-free way that is accessible to all types of information professionals, including librarians, publishers, and vendors, and this goal shapes the pragmatic and accessible tone of the book. The volume is presented in question-and-answer format. The questions are real, submitted by librarians, educators, and other information professionals who have attended the author's copyright law workshops and presentations or submitted them to her by e-mail or telephone. The author has selected the questions and answers that have general applicability. She has then arranged them into logical chapters, each prefaced by a short introduction to the topic. Because it is written in an accessible and clear style, readers may want to review the entire work or they can just access particular chapters or even specific questions as they need them. The volume includes an index to facilitate reference use.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557536396
Publisher:	Purdue University Press
Publication date:	02/15/2013
Series:	Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Laura "Lolly" Gasaway joined the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 1985 as director of the law library and professor of law. In 2006 she became associate dean for academic affairs and served in this position until 2010 when she became a full-time law teacher and was named the Paul B. Eaton Distinguished Professor of Law. Gasaway was law library director at the University of Oklahoma from 1975-1984 and at the University of Houston from 1973-1975. She is a past president of the American Association of Law Libraries. Gasaway coauthored Librarians and Copyright: A Guide to Copyright (1994); edited Growing Pains: Adapting Copyright for Education, Libraries, and Society (1997); and Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives (1996). She co-chaired the Section 108 Study Group for the United States Copyright Office from 2005-2008 and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Copyright Clearance Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Chapter 1 Copyright Basics 1

Chapter 2 Copies for Users 23

Chapter 3 Library Reserves 45

Chapter 4 Permissions and Licensing 61

Chapter 5 Performance and Display: Libraries and Other Organizations 83

Chapter 6 Performance and Display: Nonprofit Educational Institutions 101

Chapter 7 Audiovisual Works, Sound Recordings, and Software 117

Chapter 8 Photographs and Graphics 135

Chapter 9 The Internet and the Web 153

Chapter 10 Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery 173

Chapter 11 Preservation and Archiving 193

Chapter 12 Digitization 211

Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Issues 229

Epilogue: Emerging Challenges in Copyright 247

Appendix: When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain 261

Index 265

Editorial Reviews

"Lolly Gasaway is an expert in the field of copyright law and practice and is widely known for her ability to explain the law in a way that is understandable to all. This book, with its 336 questions and Lolly's accurate, comprehensive, and understandable answers, should be on every information professional's desk." —Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, 1994–2010

"Lolly Gasaway is a pioneer in the field of copyright education for information professionals. Both her commitment to the profession and her extensive knowledge are reflected in this comprehensive and detailed book, which addresses a wide range of topics that will enable the reader to understand the practical application of copyright. Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals is an invaluable resource, and I highly recommend it to anyone, from beginner to expert, who grapples with understanding and applying the complex law of copyright." —Donna L. Ferullo, Director, University Copyright Office, Purdue University

"Lolly Gasaway' s compilation of copyright questions and answers for information professionals is a unique and needed resource. Copyright questions abound, and information professionals often have similar, recurring questions. However, finding a single, organized resource that covers a variety of complex scenarios is difficult at best. Lolly's very practical book solves this problem and will likely become a 'go to' reference book for many years. Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals supports and enhances copyright literacy and fluency for information professionals." —Kimberly M. Bonner, Executive Director, Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College

"Few professionals can rival the depth of experience and seasoned perspective that Lolly Gasaway brings to the challenge of understanding copyright for libraries. Her Q&A style will inform, provoke, and at times even entertain readers who need to grasp the law's practical implications." —Kenneth D. Crews, Director of the Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University Libraries, and faculty member in the Columbia Law School

"Lolly Gasaway's pioneering columns on copyright and education provide an unparalleled view of the evolution of copyright in the late twentieth century and trace the growing influence of technology on that law through her always insightful and helpful responses to reader questions. The questions are invariably complex, but Lolly's answers are inevitably accessible to all, not just copyright practitioners. This book provides a solid foundation for understanding the increasingly complex social conversations about copyright law in the twenty-first century." —Dwayne K. Buttler, Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication, University of Louisville

"What a gift our copyright guru has given us in this treasure house, which contains hundreds of practical, complicated, and timely copyright scenarios. No longer must you face those twisted conundrums alone, with a colleague like Lolly an arm's length away with exactly what you need, exactly when you need it. If you have anything to do with copyright on your campus and you don't snap up this book, you need to get a new day job." —Peggy E. Hoon, Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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