This document summarizes recent developments in copyright law and how they affect libraries. It discusses several major court cases involving issues like fair use, licensing, and the Google Books and Hathitrust projects. Recent litigation has centered around determining what constitutes fair use in regards to e-reserves and streaming content. Publishers are bringing more lawsuits to gain greater control over content licensing and distribution in the digital age. The document provides updates on copyright term changes and exceptions like fair use that are important for libraries.

1. Copyright
What’s Happened Recently?
How does it affect the Libraries?
Elizabeth Brown
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Binghamton University Libraries Brown Bag

2. Why care about copyright?
 It’s the law! (Title 17 of the US Code)
 Copyright exceptions make our jobs possible:
 Fair Use (Section 107)
 First Sale (Section 109)
 Preservation Copies (Section 108)
 TEACH Act and classroom activities (Section
110)
 Access for the disabled (Section 121)

3. Recent Copyright Litigation
1. Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons (First Sale)
2. Georgia State ereserves case (Fair Use, Licensing)
3. Google Books and Hathitrust:
 Publishers v. Google Books (2005)
 Author’s Guild v. Google Books (2005)
 American Society of Media Photographers v. Google Books (2010)
 Author’s Guild v. Hathitrust (2011)
4. UCLA (streaming course reserves) (Licensing, Classroom use)

4. Most works in libraries are under
copyright
URL: http://www.librarian.net/tag/copyright/page/2/

5. U.S. Copyright Term Changes
URL: http://www.tomwbell.com/writings/%28C%29_Term.html

6. When does copyright expire?
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PD-US_table.svg

7. URL: www.razblint.com

8. Fair Use (Section 107)
URL: iteach.uaf.edu

9. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
for Academic and Research
Libraries
URL: http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/code-of-
best-practices-fair-use.pdf
Published January 2012, Coordinated by:
• Association of Research Libraries
• Center for Social Media, School of Communication,
American University
• Program on Information Justice and Intellectual
Property, Washington College of Law, American
University

10. Georgia State e-reserves case
(Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al.)
 Weighted fair use determination: 75 cases of
infringement
 Sovereign status for Georgia State
 Licensing fees and practicality for portions of digitizes
works
 “10% rule” and determining a “safe amount” for Fair Use
URL: http://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-
and-security/educause-policy/issues-and-positions/intellectual-
property/georgia-state-copy

11. URL: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-
videos/421501/november-26-2012/judge--jury---executioner---
copyright-law

12. Google Books, Hathitrust Lawsuits
1.Publishers v. Google Books (2005)
2.Author’s Guild v. Google Books (2005)
3.American Society of Media Photographers v. Google Books (2010)
4.Author’s Guild v. Hathitrust (2011)
Litigation Family Tree:
http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/googlebookslitigati
on-familytree.pdf (Library Copyright Alliance)

13. UCLA Streaming Video case
(AIME v. University of California)
 Licensing streaming content
 Fair use and classroom use
 Sovreignity of University of California
URL: Summary of final decision from judge
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121121/07085221111/
case-against-ucla-streaming-licensed-dvds-to-students-
dismissed-yet-again.shtml (Techdirt)

14. International Copyright (UK)
URL: www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

15. International Copyright (South Africa)
URL: http://education-copyright.org/copyright-in-sa/

16. Why are Publishers bringing
these lawsuits?
 Licensing gives them more control over use
 Effect of global marketplace
 Ease of sharing digital content
 Value of intellectual property
CONTROL

17. Updates and More information
 SCOTUS Blog: http://www.scotusblog.com/
 Kevin Smith, Scholarly Communications @ Duke:
http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/
 Kevin Dames, Copysense: http://copycense.com/
 Brandon Butler, ARL Policy Notes:
http://policynotes.arl.org/
 Peggy Hoon, University of North Carolina, Charlotte:
http://copyright.uncc.edu/copyright/
 BU Libraries Copyright Site:
http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/services/scholarly/copy
rightdemystified.html