Compact Copyright

Quick Answers to Common Questions

By: Sara Benson

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Paperback | 23 September 2021

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Focusing on copyright topics that arise frequently, including the right of first sale, fair use, and copying for preservation, this book will help library workers provide quick guidance for common situations.

Faculty, students, and colleagues come to you with copyright questions, both simple and complex. And they all want reliable answers-as fast as you can get them. With this guide, designed for ready access, you'll be prepared to deliver. Lawyer, copyright librarian, and iSchool instructor Benson presents succinct explanations ideal for both on-the-fly reference and staff training. Copyright specialists will appreciate excerpts from the law itself alongside tools and resources for digging deeper. Practical discussions of key legal concepts, illustrated using 52 scenarios, will lead you to fast, accurate answers on a range of topics, such as

barriers to using the TEACH Act provisions in content for online teaching;
showing a full-length movie in a university class;
public domain and the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act;
your legal options when receiving a DMCA take-down notice;
court interpretations of fair use in three key recent cases;
Creative Commons licenses, complete with a quick reference chart;
library rights to license photographs in a digital collection;
using letters under copyright in a special collections display case;
a grad student's right to use in a thesis writing published in their professor's journal article;
applying the implied license option to post historical student dissertations in institutional repositories;
the Marrakesh Treaty provision supporting transfer of accessible works internationally; and
limiting factors for interlibrary loan.

Industry Reviews

"An accessible work that should be included in every academic library's collection. From her efficient organization to her easy-to-understand explanations, Benson does everything right ... Even those with little or no copyright knowledge will feel more confident after reading it."
-- Choice
"The book really is, as Benson says, 'like having an at-your-fingertips copyright expert sitting by your side.' The volume is expertly organized into easily navigable chapters ... Librarians will find value in this work, whether they treat it as a reference or read it cover to cover."
-- Library Journal

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