Participating in the Creative Commons Michael Sauers Technology Innovation Librarian Nebraska Library Commission

EULA (reasonableagreement.org)

i ≠ lawyer

DMCA i

copyright.gov

“ All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.”

© = restrict

Anime Music Videos

a serious example

“… to be printed in a magazine or newspaper, or electronically transmitted on radio or television.”

But what about fair use?

17 U.S.C. § 107 Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include— the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; the nature of the copyrighted work; the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

17 U.S.C. § 107

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

the nature of the copyrighted work;

the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

huh?

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clearance culture

"Copyright treats all creators the same.” ―Cory Doctorow

Lawrence Lessig http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariocarvajal/230462082/

creativecommons.org C

c = allow

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how?

get…

<a rel=&quot;license&quot; href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/&quot;>

Other licenses…

Other ways…

examples

search.creativecommons.org

Any problems?

“ Once you choose a license for your work, it's irrevocable.”

Negative market effect?

What is “non-commercial”?

Unintended use

Right of publicity

CC in Libraries?

1:License your work

2:Catalog CC works

CC @ NLC

My Own Kind of Freedom: A Firefly Novel

Added to collection

Questions raised:

Competition?

Collection development policy?

Cataloging Issues

i ≠ cataloger

Blog hits Jan = 703 Feb = 823

Hits on CC project post Feb = 2082

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