After Some Victories, the Time Has Come to Legally Define ‘Fair Use’ | The Open Standard

After Some Victories, the Time Has Come to Legally Define ‘Fair Use’

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• October 14, 2014
• Opinion
• Fair Use
• libraries
• Open Standard

The Library of Congress Credit: Flickr / m01229  

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Jessamyn West

As technologies evolve, advancing and
inhibiting our ability to provide access to content, the vagaries of the
law make self-censorship the default position for those unclear of
their rights.

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“Where once I feared a chilling effect, I am now sensing a warming glow.” - Kevin Smith, Duke University’s Scholarly Communications Officer




I’m a librarian. Sharing within the limits of the law is what we do.
Sometimes if the sharing laws are restrictive, we work towards changing
those laws. We match patrons with the content that they want in the
format that they prefer, optimally. Fair Use
is a legally-outlined exception to copyright law that permits limited
use of copyrighted material without the asking for permission. Putting a
music clip in a YouTube video or a screenshot in your magazine article?
Might be fair use, might not. Read more...

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Social media, children and young people @ the library – guidelines on safety, privacy and online behaviour | IFLA

by Kirsten Boelt and Ingrid Källström



Social networking sites and applications are very popular with children
and young adults, including the youngest of children. These types of
sites allow children to be incredibly creative online, to keep in touch
with their friends and express themselves using a whole range of
different media and applications such as video, photos, music, and chat.





The Internet is a great place to learn, discover, communicate and have
fun. But, just as in the real world, there are some risks as well as
great benefits. Smart online behaviour requires knowledge and critical
evaluation.





The guidelines on safety, privacy and online behaviour Social media, children and young people @ the library
summarize some basic issues on savvy use of social media tools and
networks. Guidelines are meant for librarians, teachers, parents and
other professionals working with children, but also for children and
young people themselves.





NOTE! The guidelines is a draft, not a finally approved version.




* Download [PDF -  English]

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Reference: Don’t Steal This Book — Library Journal Reviews

Reference: Don’t Steal This Book — Library Journal Reviews

By Karen Christensen

Karen Christensen is CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group

 The world of print publishing isn’t squeaky clean. The potential for theft and fraud, though, is multiplied a thousand-fold with digital publications. As I do so much work in and about China, I’m often asked if I worry about intellectual property (IP) rights there. I do, but I worry just as much about such rights and their impact on revenues here at home. Read more..

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Reforming Copyright Is Possible - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

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by Pamela Samuelson

Christophe Vorlet for The Chronicle Review

The Common Sense of the Fair-Use Doctrine - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Common Sense of the Fair-Use Doctrine - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education

METRO & ACRL/NY PRESENT: Fair Use Is Not Civil Disobedience: Rethinking the Copyright Wars and the Role of the Academic Library

METRO & ACRL/NY PRESENT: Fair Use Is Not Civil Disobedience: Rethinking the Copyright Wars and the Role of the Academic Library

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