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Books:
Bielefield, Arlene and Lawrence Cheeseman. Technology and Copyright Law: A Guidebook for the Library, Research, and Teaching Professions. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1997. 213 pages.
A comprehensive work. Contains sections on the history of copyright
law, Fair Use of technology for libraries, and distance learning.
The appendix includes a glossary and the text of the various copyright
warning notices that libraries should post.
Bruwelheide, Janis H. The Copyright Primer for Librarians and Educators. 2nd edition. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995. 151 pages.
Question and answer format. Sections on copying, performance,
taping, video, software, databases and the Internet. ISBN 0-8389-0642-7.
Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Law & Graduate Research:
New Media, New Rights, and Your Dissertation.
Ann Arbor, MI: UMI. 1996.
Jensen, Mary Brandt. Does Your Project Have a Copyright Problem? A Decision-Making Guide for Librarians. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1996. 259 pages.
A step-by-step guide to help answer questions about use of
copyrighted material. Answer the questions on each chart and then
read the accompanying sections of text. Indexing includes appendix
containing Title 17 U.S. Code.
Johnston, Wanda K. and Derrie B. Roark, editors. A Copyright
Sampler. Chicago, IL: ACRL, 1996.
SCU-SUNY-CUNY Joint Committee. Working Group on Ownership,
Legal Rights of Use and Fair Use. Fair Use of Copyrighted
Works: A Crucial Element in Educating America. Seal Beach,
CA: SCU Chancellor's Office, 1995.
Strong, William S. The Copyright Book: A Practical Guide. 4th edition. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1993. 288 pages.
Examples with references to U.S. Code and court cases. Semiannual
updates available by subscription.
U.S. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. Copyright Basics.
Circular; no.1. Washington, D.C.: Copyright Office, June 1996.
12 pages. Also online: http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/circs/
Technical Data and Computer Software: A Guide to Rights
and Responsibilities Under Federal Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative
Agreements. Washington, D.C.: Council on Government Relations,
1996.
Wayner, Peter. Digital Copyright Protection. Boston,
MA: AP Professional. 1997.
Wilson, Lee. The Copyright Guide: A Friendly Handbook for Protecting and Profiting for Copyrights. New York: Allworth Press, 1996. 191 pages.
For authors and other holders of copyright. The informal style
is easy to understand. Excellent glossary.
Articles:
Ardito, Stephanie C. "Electronic Copyright Under Siege."
Online, Sept.-Oct. 1996, Vol. 20 (5), pp. 83-88.
Basch, Eva. "Dialog's New ERA (DIALOG Information Services
Inc.; Electronic Redistribution and Archiving Service)."
Online. May 1994, Vol. 18 (3), pp. 65-67.
Duggan, Mary. "Copyright of Electronic Information: Issues
and Questions." Online, May 199l, Vol. 15 (3),
pp. 20-26.
Okerson, Ann. "Copyright or Contract." Library
Journal, Sept. 1997, Vol. 122, pp. 136-139.
Okerson, Ann. "Who Owns Digital Works." Scientific
American, July 1996, pp. 80-84.
Rosenzweig, Sidney A. "Don't Put My Article Online!: Extending
Copyright's New-use Doctrine to the Electronic Publishing Media
and Beyond." University of Pennsylvania Law Review,
January 1995, Vol 143 (3), pp. 899-932.
Warro, Edward A. "What Have We Been Signing? A Look at
Database Licensing Agreements." Library Administration &
Management, 1994, Vol. 8 (3), pp. 173-177.
Newsletter:
The Copyright and New Media Law Newsletter. Edited by Lesley
Ellen Harris. Three issues per year. Institutional subscription
$140.00 US. Additional information can be found at http://copyrightlaws.com
Listserv:
The Computer Law Observer. Edited by William Galkin. Free monthly
newsletter. To subscribe send an e-mail to lawobserver-request@charm.net
with the word "subscribe" (not quotes) in the message
area.
Web sites:
"Association of Research Libraries."
http://arl.cni.org/index.html (17 Feb 1999)
Copyright and Intellectual Property - Table of Contents at http://arl.cni.org/info/frn/copy/copytoc.html
"Copyright and Fair Use."
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ (17 Feb. 1999)
Searchable site with many primary materials.
"The Copyright Website." http://www.benedict.com
(17 Feb. 1999)
Catchy graphics and slang will be appealing or annoying, depending
on your point of view, but there is a lot of information here.
"Crash Course in Copyright." http://iron.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm April 22, 1997. (17 Feb. 1999)
The University of Texas System. A fun way to learn about any
aspect of copyright. Good section on "Copyright in the Digital
Library" at http://iron.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/l-intro.htm.
"National Humanities Alliance Basic Principles for Managing
Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment." NINCH
Issues Resources. March 24, 1997. http://ninch.cni.org/ISSUES/COPYRIGHT/PRINCIPLES/NHA_complete.html
(17 Feb. 1999)
Shontz, David. "Copy-Right!" March 3, 1997. http://www-briscoe.uthscsa.edu/Library/publications/topics/copyright.html
(22 Sept. 1997)Annotated listing of other web sites,
and a Frequently Asked Questions page.
"U.S. Code, Title 17 - Copyrights." Jan. 16, 1996. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/
(17 Feb. 1999)
"United States Copyright Office, The Library of Congress." Aug. 4, 1997.(17 Feb. 1999) http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Most of the Copyright Office circulars and forms are available here. Also pending legislation, treaties and links to other sources, including the Copyright Clearance Center.
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