Discusses copyright and its problems, why librarians need useable fair use, and the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
 fair-use-code-slides-lib.pdf
Discusses why students need to understand fair use, copyright and its problems, how codes of best practices help
fair-use-code-slides-student.pdf
Memorandum from Bernard J. Knight, Jr. discussing the application of the fair use doctrine to the use of non-patent literature (NPL) in the patent examination process. fair-use-code-uspto.pdf
Argues the value of the Code of Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries to help librarians determine fair use guidelines for their institutions.
fair-use-code-cost-of-conservatism.pdf
RLI issue 276 includes:
- Ahead of the Storm: Research Libraries and the Future of the Research University
- Collecting Small Data
- Copyfraud and Classroom Performance Rights: Two Common Bogus Copyright Claims
This is a code of best practices in fair use devised specifically by and for the academic and research library community. It enhances the ability of librarians to rely on fair use by documenting the considered views of the library community about best practices in fair use, drawn from the actual practices and experience of the library community itself.
A PDF is available here code-of-best-practices-fair-use.pdf
Print copies are also available for $2.00 each plus shipping & handling.
RLI issue 273 includes:
- Three Key Public Policies for Research Libraries: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, Open and Public Access
- The Importance of Net Neutrality to Research Libraries in the Digital Age
- Challenges in Employing Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries
- Public Access to Federally Funded Research: Contributions to Economic Development, Competitiveness, and Innovation
Terms:2010, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Government Information, Copyright, Fair Use, Open Access, Public Access Policies, Publications, Research Library Issues, Telecommunications Policies, Text
RLI issue 270 includes:
- Celebrating 10 Years of ARL’s Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce
- ETDs and Graduate Education: Programs and Prospects
- Urban Copyright Legends
- Open Access Week: Library Strategies for Advancing Change
Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.
 mm10sp-tabb-weiss-geist.mp3
Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.
mm10sp-geist.pdf
Presented at the 157th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2010.
mm10fall-lunch.mp3
Presented at the 157th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2010.
mm10fall-fairuse.mp3
Presented at the 157th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2010.
mm10fall-butler-jaszi.pdf
Analysis of the U.S. proposal for an Internet chapter in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which was leaked to the press and widely disseminated on the Internet. acta-leak-24mar10.pdf
Letter to Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, concerning ACTA. lt-kirk-acta-leak-22mar10.pdf
Motion of International Documentary Association, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries and The WGBH Educational Foundation For Leave To File An Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Defendants-Appellees' Petition For Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc amicus_bouchatvravens092010.pdf
This report summarizes research into the current application of fair use to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries. Sixty-five librarians were interviewed confidentially by telephone for around one hour each. They were asked about their employment of fair use in five key areas of practice: support for teaching and learning, support for scholarship, preservation, exhibition and public outreach, and serving disabled communities. arl_csm_fairusereport.pdf
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) respond to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator's (IPEC) request for comment.
lca-ipec-comments24mar10.pdf
Addresses concerns with the text of the public release of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). acta-text-comments-23apr10.pdf
Late last year, Google, the Author's Guild, the American Association of Publishers, and the individual plaintiffs in the lawsuit over Google's massive book digitization program negotiated several revisions to their original Proposed Settlement Agreement (original agreement). The revisions were designed to address concerns raised by the Department of Justice and other critics who advised the court to reject the original agreement. The deadline to file comments on the new Proposed Amended Settlement Agreement (amended agreement) was January 28, 2010. The Department of Justice filed its comments on Thursday, February 4, 2010. This document describes the second round of comments.
gbs-2nd-round-comments10feb10.pdf
Comments on the WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/16/4). ltr-lca_wipo_tce_21jul10.pdf
Brief Amici Curiae of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries in Support of Petitioner. amicus-lca-costco08jul10.pdf
On December 13, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Costco v. Omega in a manner that eliminated none of the uncertainty caused by the lower court's ruling in that case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had ruled that the copyright law's "first sale doctrine" did not apply to copies manufactured abroad. This ruling cast doubt on a library's ability to circulate books and other materials manufactured outside of the United States.
lca-costco-31jan11.pdf
Letter expressing ARL's disappointment with the decision by the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) to underwrite 50% of the plaintiffs' costs in the litigation by three publishers against Georgia State University.
lt-ccc-gsu-11nov12.pdf
This is a copyright infringement case brought against various officials of the University System of Georgia, including officials of Georgia State University. Plaintiffs are three publishing houses who claim that Defendants are responsible for infringement of their copyrighted works. They complain of Georgia State's practice of allowing professors and other instructors to utilize electronic systems to reproduce and distribute excerpts from copyrighted works for academic use by Georgia State students, without paying copyright fees to them. Plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief. gsu-fairuse-order-30sept10.pdf
On July 28, 2010, SkyRiver Technology Solutions joined with Innovative Interfaces to file suit in San Francisco federal court against OCLC Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) alleging numerous anticompetitive business practices and antitrust violations. SkyRiver, a bibliographic services company, and Innovative Interfaces, a library automation company, claim that OCLC is "unlawfully monopolizing the bibliographic data, cataloguing service and interlibrary lending markets and is attempting to monopolize the market for integrated library systems by anticompetitive and exclusionary agreements, policies and practices." (p. 1) The outcome of the lawsuit could have significant impact on the library software and technology services industry by opening up OCLC's services, such as WorldCat, to use by commercial competitors. ARL members have asked for a review of the current state of the suit.
skyriver-oclc-antitrust29nov10.pdf
SPEC Kit 310 explores how ARL member libraries are promoting the use of author addenda by researchers at their institutions. Respondents were asked to provide information on the use of author addenda at their institutions, which rights authors were encouraged to retain, and the methods by which libraries were conducting promotion and outreach efforts on the topic of author rights and addenda. This SPEC Kit includes documentation from respondents in the form of sample addenda, brochures, handouts, and author rights Web sites and slides from presentations to faculty and library staff.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 310 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
To amend title 17, United States Code, to allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after 50 years. View document(s) here »
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