This document provides an overview of copyright basics that every library worker should know. It covers penalties for infringement, fair use guidelines, what libraries are allowed to do under Section 108 such as interlibrary loans and preservation, how to legally show films and music, sources of content in the public domain, using Creative Commons licensed works, and designating a copyright agent to receive infringement notices to protect the library. The presentation aims to educate library staff on complying with copyright law and assessing what uses are permitted.
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1. Copyright Basics:
What Every Library
Worker Should Know
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Dominican University
Presented by
Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S.
Follett Chair
3. Agenda
Introduction
Penalties, Flow Chart
Library Copyright
Preservation, Interlibrary loan
Storytimes, films … a public performance?
Content you can use
Protect yourself from users
Next time: Hot issues – ebooks, first sale, orphan works
6. Joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford,
Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school
clinics. Sample cease and desist letters, explanations
Chillingeffects.org
Sample Cease and Desist Letters
8. Library Copyright
17 U.S.C. Sect. 108
Good bedtime reading
Three pages
Permits
Interlibrary Loan,
Preservation and
Replacements
Patron Photocopiers
(with signage)
Print Disabled
Photo by purplemattfish CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/purplemattfish/3725589228/
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/108
9. Who is a
Section 108
“Library”?
Open to public
17 U.S.C. Sect. 108 (a)(2)
LIBRARY
COPYRIGHT
LIBRARY
COPYRIGHT
OR
Specialized nonaffiliated researchers
10. Know Library Rights
Before Negotiating Licenses
Interlibrary Loan One article or small selection
*becomes property of user
*no notice other than for
private study, scholarship, research
Entire work or substantial part
same as above and
*reasonable investigation shows
library cannot buy copy at fair
price
17 U.S.C. Sec. 108 (d) and (e)
12. Preservation and Replacements
Can’t put on Web
Unpublished:
Original in your library
May make 3 Copies
Published:
Replace Damaged, Lost,
Obsolete Format
Unavailable at fair price
May make 3 copies
13. Interlibrary Loan
and User Requests
(1) copy must become property of user
library must not have notice that it
will be used other than private study,
scholarship, or research
and
(2) library must prominently display at
place orders are accepted and on
order forms warning of copyright-
See 37 CFR § 201.14
37 CFR 201.14 - Warnings of copyright for use by certain libraries and archives
14. Is Library Responsible When Users
Use Our Equipment to Make Copies?
17 U.S.C. Sec. 108 (f)(1)
15. No, Not if NOTICE Displayed
Sample wording
Not responsible for unsupervised
“reproducing equipment”
The copyright law of the United
States (Title 17, U.S. Code)
governs the making of
photocopies or other
reproductions of copyrighted
material. The person using this
equipment is responsible for
any infringement.
The copyright law of the United
States (Title 17, U.S. Code)
governs the making of
photocopies or other
reproductions of copyrighted
material. The person using this
equipment is responsible for
any infringement.
17 U.S.C. Sec. 108 (f)(1)
copiers, printers,
scanners, usb ports
16. Patrons with Print Disabilities
Copyright specific exception (Section 121)
”Chafee amendment”
Authorized entity
may copy and distribute
published works
(except plays)
Specialized format
no notice of
further distribution
Library of Congress Fact Sheet http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/copyright.html 17 U.S.C. Sect. 121
18. Storytime, Films, Music
Showing films, playing music
allowed for face-to-face instruction
17 U.S.C. Sect. 110(1)
Or make FAIR USE analysis
Music:
ASCAP / BMI/ SESAC licenses
Video: Movie Licensing USA
19. Fair Use
Likely Yes Likely No
Purpose
Nonprofit
New purpose
. +
Commercial
No new purpose
Nature
Reference,
nonfiction
Published +
Fiction, Art
Music
Unpublished
Amount
Small amt
(relative to
whole
original) +
Complete work
Heart of work
Market
Doesn’t hurt
market of
original +
Hurts market or
potential market
of original
EVALUATE
Each item and use
See also
FAIR USE CHECKLIST
http://copyright.columbia.edu/
copyright/fair-use/fair-use-checklist/
20. Content You Can Use
REPUTABLE SOURCES
http://www.nolo.com/products/the-public-domain-PUBL.html
26. Abide by License Terms
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
CC Creative Commons License
BY Attribution
NC NonCommercial
SA Share Alike
ND No Derivatives
(no translations etc.)
30. Library as Copyright Owner
Register copyright online $35
• Protection upon creation in fixed format….
• But to get $$$ need to register, must timely register
• (within 3 months of publication or before infringement begins)
http://www.copyright.gov/
33. Protect yourself from users
Copyright Agent
Designate agent to receive complaints
File simple form with Copyright Office
Put agent contact info on website
… Protects library from lawsuits
Photo by FaceMePLS CC BY 2.0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/facem
e/393896393/
34. Example: Dominican UniversityExample: Dominican University
Has your institution filed? Check directory
http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/a_agents.html
$105
One page form
www.copyright.gov/onlinesp
35. Example Website Language:Example Website Language:
Hershey Community ArchivesHershey Community Archives
http://www.hersheyarchives.org/legal/terms-of-use.aspx
36. If You Get a Takedown Request
Go back to ChillingEffects.org
37. Review
Introduction
Penalties, Flow Chart
Library Copyright
Preservation, Interlibrary loan
Storytimes, films … a public performance?
Content you can use
Protect yourself from users
Next time: Hot issues – ebooks, first sale, orphan works
10/09/13 [''Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works'' include two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art, photographs, prints and art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, diagrams, models, and technical drawings, including architectural plans. Such works shall include works of artistic craftsmanship insofar as their form but not their mechanical or utilitarian aspects are concerned; the design of a useful article, as defined in this section, shall be considered a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work only if, and only to the extent that, such design incorporates pictorial, graphic, or sculptural features that can be identified separately from, and are capable of existing independently of, the utilitarian aspects of the article. ” 17 USC 101] Sheetmusic: http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/teachers-packets/exploringcaves/caves.graphics/handout4a.jpg http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/common/music.gif http://www.ocio.usda.gov/irm/records/images/audiovisual.gif http://grad.usda.gov/graphics/Art-LadyWateringMoney.gif
10/09/13 [Interlibrary loan and patron requested copies of articles and small excerpts] (d) The rights of reproduction and distribution under this section apply to a copy, made from the collection of a library or archives where the user makes his or her request or from that of another library or archives, of no more than one article or other contribution to a copyrighted collection or periodical issue, or to a copy or phonorecord of a small part of any other copyrighted work, if-- (1) the copy or phonorecord becomes the property of the user, and the library or archives has had no notice that the copy or phonorecord would be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research; and (2) the library or archives displays prominently, at the place where orders are accepted, and includes on its order form, a warning of copyright in accordance with requirements that the Register of Copyrights in accordance with requirements that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation. [Interlibrary loan and patron requested copies of entire works and substantial parts] (e) The rights of reproduction and distribution under this section apply to the entire work, or to a substantial part of it, made from the collection of a library or archives where the user makes his or her request or from that of another library or archives, if the library or archives has first determined, on the basis of a reasonable investigation, that a copy or phonorecord of the copyrighted work cannot be obtained at a fair price, if-- (1) the copy or phonorecord becomes the property of the user, and the library or archives has had no notice that the copy or phonorecord would be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research; and (2) the library or archives displays prominently, at the place where orders are accepted, and includes on its order form, a warning of copyright in accordance with requirements that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation.
http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/news/2010/images/bob_roberts.jpg SEC.121. Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 710, it is not an infringement of copyright for an authorized entity to reproduce or to distribute copies or phonorecords of a previously published, nondramatic literary work if such copies or phonorecords are reproduced or distributed in specialized formats exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities."(b)(1) Copies or phonorecords to which this section applies shall--"(A) not be reproduced or distributed in a format other than a specialized format exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities;"(B) bear a notice that any further reproduction or distribution in a format other than a specialized format is an infringement; and"(C) include a copyright notice identifying the copyright owner and the date of the original publication."(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to standardized, secure, or norm-referenced tests and related testing material, or to computer programs, except the portions thereof that are in conventional human language (including descriptions of pictorial works) and displayed to users in the ordinary course of using the computer programs." (c) For purposes of this section, the term--"(1) 'authorized entity' means a nonprofit organization or a governmental agency that has a primary mission to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive reading or information access needs of blind or other persons with disabilities;"(2) 'blind or other persons with disabilities' means individuals who are eligible or who may qualify in accordance with the Act entitled 'An Act to provide books for the adult blind', approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 35a; 46 Stat. 1487) to receive books and other publications produced in specialized formats; and"(3) 'specialized formats' means braille, audio, or digital text which is exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities. ”. 303 Definition: nondramatic literary works.A nondramatic literary work is one that explains, describes, or narrates a particular idea, theme, or subject: it does not usually employ dialog or action to represent or give directions for representing all or a substantial portion of a story as actually occurring.
http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/htmllib/btch545/btch545j/btch545z/pap0054c.jpg A public performance is one that occurs either in a public place or any place where people gather (other than a small circle of a family or its social acquaintances.) A public performance is also one that is transmitted to the public; for example, radio or television broadcasts, music-on-hold, cable television, and by the internet. Generally, those who publicly perform music obtain permission from the owner of the music or his representative. However, there are a few limited exceptions, (called "exemptions") to this rule. Permission is not required for music played or sung as part of a worship service unless that service is transmitted beyond where it takes place (for example, a radio or television broadcast). Performances as part of face to face teaching activity at a non-profit educational institutions are also exempt.
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http://www.volpe.dot.gov/safety/images/s_card2.jpg FRIDG E SEE HIRTLE CHART Today: Life plus 70 years But many older works expired under earlier law
Creative Commons is a non-profit corporation founded on the notion that some people may not want to exercise all of the intellectual property rights the law affords them. We believe there is an unmet demand for an easy yet reliable way to tell the world "Some rights reserved" or even "No rights reserved." Many people have long since concluded that all-out copyright doesn't help them gain the exposure and widespread distribution they want. Many entrepreneurs and artists have come to prefer relying on innovative business models rather than full-fledged copyright to secure a return on their creative investment. Still others get fulfillment from contributing to and participating in an intellectual commons. For whatever reasons, it is clear that many citizens of the Internet want to share their work -- and the power to reuse, modify, and distribute their work -- with others on generous terms. Creative Commons intends to help people express this preference for sharing by offering the world a set of licenses on our Website, at no charge. Cyberlaw and intellectual property experts James Boyle, Michael Carroll, and Lawrence Lessig, MIT computer science professor Hal Abelson, lawyer-turned-documentary filmmaker-turned-cyberlaw expert Eric Saltzman, and public domain Web publisher Eric Eldred founded Creative Commons in 2001. Fellows and students at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School helped get the project off the ground. Creative Commons is now based at and receives generous support from Stanford Law School, where we share space, staff, and inspiration with the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society.
Where should we go to check on copyright status of a work? I ’ve gathered together the best tools and charts and put them on the Stanford fair use and copyright web page There you ’ll find peter’s chart, along with a new digital images rights computator, the stanford renewal database and more