Download or read book Permissions A Survival Guide written by Susan M. Bielstein and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it's a good bet that at least half of those words relate to the picture's copyright status. Art historians, artists, and anyone who wants to use the images of others will find themselves awash in byzantine legal terms, constantly evolving copyright law, varying interpretations by museums and estates, and despair over the complexity of the whole situation. Here, on a white—not a high—horse, Susan Bielstein offers her decades of experience as an editor working with illustrated books. In doing so, she unsnarls the threads of permissions that have ensnared scholars, critics, and artists for years. Organized as a series of “takes” that range from short sidebars to extended discussions, Permissions, A Survival Guide explores intellectual property law as it pertains to visual imagery. How can you determine whether an artwork is copyrighted? How do you procure a high-quality reproduction of an image? What does “fair use” really mean? Is it ever legitimate to use the work of an artist without permission? Bielstein discusses the many uncertainties that plague writers who work with images in this highly visual age, and she does so based on her years navigating precisely these issues. As an editor who has hired a photographer to shoot an incredibly obscure work in the Italian mountains (a plan that backfired hilariously), who has tried to reason with artists' estates in languages she doesn't speak, and who has spent her time in the archival trenches, she offers a snappy and humane guide to this difficult terrain. Filled with anecdotes, asides, and real courage, Permissions, A Survival Guide is a unique handbook that anyone working in the visual arts will find invaluable, if not indispensable.

Download or read book Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication written by Stephanie Davis-Kahl and published by Assoc of College & Research Libraries. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication presents concepts, experiments, collaborations, and strategies at the crossroads of the fields of scholarly communication and information literacy. The seventeen essays and interviews in this volume engage ideas and describe vital partnerships that enrich both information literacy and scholarly communication programs within institutions of higher education. Contributions address core scholarly communication topics such as open access, copyright, authors rights, the social and economic factors of publishing, and scholarly publishing through the lens of information literacy. This volume is appropriate for all university and college libraries and for library and information school collections.

Download or read book Unpublished Materials written by Angie Whaley LeClercq and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1993 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Copyright Law for Unpublished Manuscripts Archival Collections written by Robert Elzy Cogswell and published by Glanville Publishers, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Copyright Protection of Unpublished Works in the Common Law World written by Patrick Masiyakurima and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses copyright protection of unpublished works including letters, diaries, manuscripts, photographs, memoranda, sketches, private journals, government records and drafts intended for future publication. Under contemporary British copyright law, unpublished works are protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. In addition, the Berne Convention anticipates that unpublished works shall receive protection. While unpublished works are, in general, assimilated to the treatment of published ones, notable differences in the strength of protection afforded to published and unpublished works remain. It is the case that contemporary British copyright law confers stronger and longer protection on unpublished works. For instance, the unpublished status of a work assumes pivotal significance in the framework for determining: qualification for copyright protection, the extent of copyright protection, exceptions to copyright infringement and the remedies for copyright infringement. The principal aim of the book is to consider whether copyright in unpublished works is justified; a task which is prosecuted from historical, normative and legal perspectives. Although the book's primary focus is the treatment of unpublished works in Britain, it also relies extensively on materials from other Common Law jurisdictions. The book contributes to the understanding of why cumulative protection of unpublished works emerged, and how exceptions to rights in unpublished works evolved. Moreover, the analysis deployed in the book aids the task of applying the law to 'new circumstances'.

Download or read book Fair Use of Unpublished Works written by Kenneth D. Crews and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flexibility that Congress infused into fair use allows it to be restructured and adapted for the unpredictable scope of future needs. That flexibility also can lead to narrow interpretations of the law. A line of cases focusing on the unpublished character of the copyrighted material appear to have developed a presumption against fair use and some court rulings seemingly use the four statutory factors only as an afterthought to support a conclusion. While some cases have probed the issues more carefully, the perception of a presumption remains. Part of the interpretative problem is the infiltration of privacy interests into copyright law. The commingling of privacy and copyright and the assumption of privacy interests in unpublished works has had a detrimental effect on the law, particularly because copyright and privacy have diametrically opposing objectives. Copyright law seeks to encourage the production and dissemination of works for the advancement of knowledge; privacy law seeks to keep materials out of the public's hands in order to prevent a sharing and expansion of knowledge. With the maturation of privacy rights in tort law, legislation, and constitutional doctrine, copyright no longer needs to carry the weight of protecting privacy. By endorsing a relationship between privacy and market value, and by stressing that value, recent decisions have made privacy a part of the "nature" factor whenever the court relies on a "right of first publication." This approach leaves little opportunity for overcoming the presumption against narrow uses of unpublished material, with devastating consequences for writing and publishing works of history and other socially important works. In the analysis of unpublished works, one factor - "nature" - is therefore preordained against a finding of fair use. Disentangling copyright and privacy interests can lead to a more balanced law. Congress amended the fair use statute in 1992, removing any notion of a "per se" rule against fair use, but still leaving users and courts to find meaning in the four factors. A restructuring of the burden of proof in fair use cases has the potential to maintain flexibility in the law while addressing the distinctive interests surrounding unpublished works from historical manuscripts to computer software code. The analysis proposed here is consistent with the current structure of fair use, yet it establishes standards of proof and shifts the burden of proof to address more directly the issues that courts tend merely to assume. Such a more nuanced approach to the “nature” factor can facilitate a more careful application of fair use, and it may be crucial for preserving a conception of fair use that protects the interests of the copyright owner while simultaneously encouraging the growth of knowledge.

Download or read book Fair Use and Unpublished Works written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Librarian s Guide to Intellectual Property in the Digital Age written by Timothy Lee Wherry and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2002-03-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a guide to intellectual property. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. This work includes an introduction to the basics of copyrights, patents, and trademarks and written especially to serve the needs and questions of librarians. The issue of what constitutes fair use, modern-day disputes over file swapping services such as Napster, common misconceptions about patent, among many other topics, is presented in easy-to-understand terms.

Download or read book Navigating Legal Issues in Archives written by Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt and published by Rittenhouse Book Distributors. This book was released on 2008 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney and archivist Menzi Behrnd-Klodt details legal issues from acquisition to ownership, access, administration, and the effects of copyright and intellectual property law on archivists and archives. --from publisher description.

Download or read book The Use of Manuscripts in Literary Research written by James Thorpe and published by New York : Modern Language Association of America. This book was released on 1974 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the story of the good doctor who learned the language of animals and made adventurous voyages.

Download or read book Reclaiming Fair Use written by Patricia Aufderheide and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the increasingly complex and combative arena of copyright in the digital age, record companies sue college students over peer-to-peer music sharing, YouTube removes home movies because of a song playing in the background, and filmmakers are denied a distribution deal when some permissions “i” proves undottable. Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi chart a clear path through the confusion by urging a robust embrace of a principle long-embedded in copyright law, but too often poorly understood—fair use. By challenging the widely held notion that current copyright law has become unworkable and obsolete in the era of digital technologies, Reclaiming Fair Use promises to reshape the debate in both scholarly circles and the creative community. This indispensable guide distills the authors’ years of experience advising documentary filmmakers, English teachers, performing arts scholars, and other creative professionals into no-nonsense advice and practical examples for content producers. Reclaiming Fair Use begins by surveying the landscape of contemporary copyright law—and the dampening effect it can have on creativity—before laying out how the fair-use principle can be employed to avoid copyright violation. Finally, Aufderheide and Jaszi summarize their work with artists and professional groups to develop best practice documents for fair use and discuss fair use in an international context. Appendixes address common myths about fair use and provide a template for creating the reader’s own best practices. Reclaiming Fair Use will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the law, creativity, and the ever-broadening realm of new media.

Download or read book Libraries Museums and Archives written by Tomas A. Lipinski and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can libraries, museums, and archives update their policies to balance legal requirements with the needs of their users? This in-depth treatment provides concrete background and guidelines for every library, museum, or archive, no matter what the size or mission.

Download or read book The Law of Libraries and Archives written by Bryan M. Carson and published by Rlpg/Galleys. This book was released on 2007 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The law should be accessible to every professional, which is the philosophy behind The Law of Libraries and Archives. In this invaluable book, legal concepts are explained in plain English so that librarians and archivists will be able to understand the principles that affect them on a daily basis. This book provides its readers with answers and raises issues for them to think about. In addition to providing a basic overview of the law, this work contains enough details to allow readers to make informed choices and to converse intelligently with legal counsel. Some of the issues included in the book include contracts, copyright and patent law, fair use, copyright exceptions for libraries, and the TEACH Act. The book contains chapters discussing trademark law, licensing of databases, information malpractice, and professionalism, as well as privacy issues, the PATRIOT Act, employment law, and the basics of starting a non-profit organization. Visit the author's website for a number of important documents and resources related to library law.

Download or read book Intellectual Property and Open Source written by Van Lindberg and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!"-- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society If you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. This book is for anyone who wants to understand how the legal system deals with intellectual property rights for code and other content. You'll get a clear look at intellectual property issues from a developer's point of view, including practical advice about situations you're likely to encounter. Written by an intellectual property attorney who is also a programmer, Intellectual Property and Open Source helps you understand patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licenses, with special focus on the issues surrounding open source development and the GPL. This book answers questions such as: How do open source and intellectual property work together? What are the most important intellectual property-related issues when starting a business or open source project? How should you handle copyright, licensing and other issues when accepting a patch from another developer? How can you pursue your own ideas while working for someone else? What parts of a patent should be reviewed to see if it applies to your work? When is your idea a trade secret? How can you reverse engineer a product without getting into trouble? What should you think about when choosing an open source license for your project? Most legal sources are too scattered, too arcane, and too hard to read. Intellectual Property and Open Source is a friendly, easy-to-follow overview of the law that programmers, system administrators, graphic designers, and many others will find essential.

Download or read book The Fair Use Privilege in Copyright Law written by William F. Patry and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise traces the historical development of the concept of fair use and discusses its application to parody, criticism, fictional characters, public figures, biographies, off-air taping, photocopying, and the First Amendment.

Download or read book Patry on Copyright written by William F. Patry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fair Use of Unpublished Works written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: