This was presented to a class of future library technicians in the Greater San Diego area in September 2009.
21st century copyright liabilities for libraries are in flux, so I presented copyright basics and some of the issues and current solutions to each dilemma.
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Copyright basics for library staff
1. The basics by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 1 Copyright and Libraries
2. United States Copyright by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 2 [Clause 8, 1] To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
8. Libraries’ loopholes by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 8 Unprotected Exceptions
9. Exception: Public Domain by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 9 When does copyright start and end? Copyright protection by date http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/
14. I found it on the Internet! by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 14 No one cares what I do with it, right? Exceptions Public Domain Custom licenses (CC) Fair Use Small portions of multimedia No agreement on images
15. Distance Education by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 15 TEACH Act (Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization) 2002 Films in the Classroom: Exceptions for Instructors (etool) Created by the ALA For more complex scenarios, try The TEACH Toolkit, maintained by Peggy E. Hoon http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dspc/legislative/teachkit/
17. New Stuff from Old stuff by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 17
18. Electronic Reserves by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 18 Like “Reserve Book Room” Need permission
19. Copying by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 19 Digital archiving and for replacement Patron requests Research Course reserves Interlibrary Loan http://www.nmrls.org/ill/illcode.shtml Document Delivery New technology transforms ILL to Doc Delivery. No consensus on fair practice. Moving to Database Licenses
20. Licensing: emerging trend by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 20 Old: Just sign it and send it back! Ugly consequences New: Fully negotiable
21. Solution by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 Fair use question Public Domain Digital copying Future of libraries Analyze and defend By Date Interim: licensing Outsourced? 21 Current best practices Problem
22. Thank you! by Sabrina Nespeca for LT 100 Fall 2009 22 FIN
Editor's Notes
Hello my name is and your instructor invited me here today to talk about 2 things: the basics of copyright and afterward answers about being a student in the SJSU SLIS.I’ll spend several minutes with a slide show presentation on copyright issues and if you have Internet available at your stations I’d like to let you experiment with one of the sites I mention in the presentation.Since I am not a lawyer or a copyright specialist, I’m not qualified to field specific questions about copyright, but I may be able to get back to you with hints on getting the right answer.I am an expert at being a library science student, so I’ll take any and all questions on this. Ok, shall we get started?
Basis of copyright law today:Copyright was considered so important to the progress of the country that it was stated explicitly on the first page of the United States Constitution!The specific clause is Clause 8, section 1: “To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for a limited time to authors and inventors the exclusive rights to their respective writings and discoveries;”Like many statements in our Constitution, it is open in part to interpretation. For instance, ‘rights’ are exclusive for a limited time, but exactly for how long has changed several times in legislation passed over the last 200 years. I’d also like to point out that the founders recognized that ensuring creators’ rights and profits would stimulate creativity, which they considered vital for a democratic nation.
So, what do these exclusive rights protect?Broad definition: Copyright is automatic for intellectual property the moment it is in a fixed format; as soon as it is written or recorded. Web content, Articles, Published Reports, Photos, Music, Film, Software, Books, Architecture, Drama, Choreography(Basically, everything and anything that libraries collect).The copyright symbol is not required, though it is a good idea for authors to remind readers or listeners of the creator’s copyright.