Copyright for Public Libraries

http://ike2copyright.wikispaces.com/

Team members: Hala Kahlal, Alex Taylor, Linda Hao, Vivienne Fox

Wiki Construction:Registering the wiki

Restrictions of using WikiSpaces

Editing the wiki

Information Finding Process:Lack of useful information

available on the web and other databases

Some content has limited access

Articles:• Digital Copyright

- Public misconceptions about copyright laws- Increasing complications of

copyright laws- Difference between the

“bargain” model of copyright and the “incentive system” model

Articles Cont’d:Libraries: introduction to copyright

- Libraries must make its collection accessible

- Libraries can reproduce publishes materials for research requests

- Libraries must keep written requests and declarations

for 4 years

Articles Cont’d:Overview of special copyright provisions

for libraries

- Libraries are permitted to make reproductions of copyrighted works for preservation and replacement purposes

- Libraries can aid in the transformation and reproduction of copyrighted works for disabled users

Articles Cont’d:

Copyright, academic research and libraries: balancing the rights of stakeholders in the digital age

- Role of libraries in providing access to copyright materials in the digital age

- Reconsideration of the balance of ‘rights’ and ‘exceptions’ for

scholarly communications

Articles Cont’d: Copyright Renewal for

Libraries: Seven Steps toward a User-Friendly Law

- Suggests seven steps to make copyright law more useful for libraries

- Addresses issues such as predictability

Articles Cont’d:Librarian of Congress Announces

DMCA§1201 Rules for Exemptions Regarding Circumvention of Access-Control Technologies

the copyright law requires that every three years the Librarian of Congress is to determine whether there are any classes of works that will be subject to exemptions from the statute's prohibition against circumvention of technology that effectively controls access to a copyrighted work.

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Wiki Content Evaluation:

Topics covered: copyright overview, laws, issues in relation to technology advances

Aim: raise public awareness of copyright issues in relation to library materials

Content discusses the ambiguity of copyright laws that cause public misperceptions

Content discusses the importance of law modification as technology advances

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