Copyright & Fair Use: Books & Other Library Resources

"Essays debate the legality of videotaping television shows, media use of unpublished materials, the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, and distributing software intended for illegal file".

"A musicologist, industry consultant, and musician, Demers dissects works that have brought intellectual property issues into the mainstream culture".

"Drawing on legal, historical, and qualitative research, Corynne McSherry explores the propertization of academic work and shows how that process is shaking the foundations of the university, the professoriate, and intellectual property law".

"This book helps you find and identify which art, songs, movies, and other creative works are protected by copyright -- and which aren't".
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"In this book we examine copyright law primarily from the perspective of the users of works (in aggregate, 'the public'), rather than from the usual perspective of authors or copyright owners. The central question we ask is 'what can users do with works, without obtaining the permission of a copyright owner?' "

"This guide engages the reader with 32 conversations about the legal topics artists face in their professional careers."

"A great deal has been written on the theoretical aspects of copyright and the cultural industries but less so on the applied side - how copyright law works in practice. This volume addresses these issues and looks at the serious implications for copyright policy in the future".

"Part legal manual, part software manual, the book...provides step-by-step guidance on protecting, managing, and enforcing intellectual property rights in their images using specific software tools".