Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
What if you had to ask permission before selling, lending, or even giving away your books? On October 29, 2012 the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, a case...
View ArticleCopyrights, Fundamental Rights, and the Constitution
The recent Supreme Court decision, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, addresses fair use and the “first sale” doctrine, upon whose protection libraries, used-book dealers, technology companies,...
View ArticleFeatures - AALL Program Addresses Questions About the Copyright Clearance...
AALL Program Addresses Questions About the Copyright Clearance CenterBy Joanne Dugan
View ArticleExtras - Book Review: Guide to China Copyright Law Studies by Robert Haibin Hu
Joan Liu is the Head of Acquisitions & Serials and Research Liaison on Chinese Law, New York University Law School Library, New York.
View ArticleFeatures - Court Decisions Tilt DMCA Balance Away From Libraries, Users
Court Decisions Tilt DMCA Balance Away From Libraries, Usersby K. Matthew Dames
View ArticleLibrary Digitization Projects and Copyright - Part I - Introduction and Overview
Library Digitization Projects and CopyrightByMary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S.*
View ArticleNotes from the Technology Trenches - The Big Picture: Limiting Information...
The Big Picture: Limiting Information Access
View ArticleFeatures - Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide
Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource GuideBy Therese A. Clarke Arado
View ArticleFeatures - The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project
The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library ProjectBy Jonathan Band
View ArticleBloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World - Updated
Kathy Biehl directly and concisely tackles key issues related to copyright infringement on the web, whose misinterpretation can have significant consequences.
View ArticleBMG Music v. Gonzalez
Matt Schruers and Jonathan Band comment on a recent opinion addressing the fair use implications of Internet file-sharing by end users.
View ArticleIndecisive Decision: An Examination of the Greenberg and Faulkner Cases and...
Sharon Whitfield examines the conflicting decisions made by the Eleventh Circuit Court in the case of Greenberg v. National Geographic and the Second Circuit Court in the case of Faulkner v. National...
View ArticleFeatures - The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate
The Google Library Project: The Copyright DebateAmerican Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy Brief, January 2006By Jonathan Band
View ArticleA Guide for the Perplexed: Libraries and the Google Library Project Settlement
Jonathan Band's article outlines the settlement’s provisions, with special emphasis on the provisions that apply directly to libraries. The settlement is extremely complex (over 200 pages long,...
View ArticleA User Guide to the Marrakesh Treaty
Jonathan Band provides a comprehensive guide to the recent international adoption of the “Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or...
View ArticleA Good Day at the Googleplex
Prof. Annemarie Bridy reviews the facts related to fair use and copyright in the long awaited decision delivered in the Google Book Search case on November 14, 2013 by Judge Chin. She focuses on the...
View ArticleWhat Does the Hathitrust Decision Mean For Libraries?
The library community welcomed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust. The decision has implications for libraries that go far beyond the...
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