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arl-ereserve: Re: Legal Advice on Copyright Compliance

Re: Legal Advice on Copyright Compliance

Chris Willis (c.willis@library.bbk.ac.uk)
Mon, 4 Aug 1997 15:19:13 +0100 (BST) 

From: Chris Willis <c.willis@library.bbk.ac.uk>
To: arl-ereserve@cni.org
Subject: Re: Legal Advice on Copyright Compliance
Message-Id: <SIMEON.9708041513.D@mb18.ccs.bbk.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 15:19:13 +0100 (BST)


On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, "Arlene R. Quaratiello" <arqinfo@shore.net> wrote:
> 
> For all of you who are finding the subject of copyright compliance as
> confusing as I am, especially with the emergence of new media, I wanted
> to suggest a book I recently read.  It's "Technology and Copyright Law"
> by Arlene Bielefield and Lawrence Cheeseman (ISBN 1-55570-267-8)
> published by Neal-Schuman, and I recommend it highly.   In it, the
> authors explain how to practice what they call"defensive law" (i.e.,
> preventing problems before they happen).  
> 
> I found the book to be very easy to understand; it certainly helped me
> to feel more confident about an intimidating subject.  Although its
> focus is on new technology and its implications on copyright, there is
> also plenty of information on the history of the law that we still need
> to be familiar with.  There are sections which clearly explain the
> "letter of the law" analyzing hard-to-understand legal-ese.  And there
> are lots of examples of actual cases.  The checklists are particularly
> helpful; for instance, there's a checklist that helps you to determine
> very simply if a work is in the "public domain."  There's discussion of
> such topics as classroom use of off-air videotapes, electronic library
> reserves, and the use of various media in distance learning.
> 
> Hope this book helps all of you who are dealing with thorny and irksome
> copyright issues to avoid the expense of lawsuits that none of us in the
> non-profit sector have the time or money for.  
> 
> By the way, Neal-Schuman now has a Web site http://www.neal-schuman.com
> where you can search a "virtual catalog" and even order book online. 

Hi!

The book sounds really useful - is it on UK or US law?

All the best
Chris

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Chris Willis
Copyright Administrator - OPEL Project
Birkbeck College Library
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX

e-mail: c.willis@library.bbk.ac.uk

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