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arl-ereserve: Re: copyright permissions for electronic reserves

arl-ereserve: Re: copyright permissions for electronic reserves

Re: copyright permissions for electronic reserves

adedrick@CASTLE.CUDENVER.EDU
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 14:45:27 -0700 (MST) 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 14:45:27 -0700 (MST)
From: adedrick@CASTLE.CUDENVER.EDU
Subject: Re: copyright permissions for electronic reserves
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19971030093153.008bd9c0@merle.acns.nwu.edu>
To: Brian Nielsen <b-nielsen@nwu.edu>
        Multiple recipients of list <arl-ereserve@arl.org>
Message-Id: <Pine.PMDF.3.95.971030143612.360578C-100000@CASTLE.CUDENVER.EDU>


Well stated comments!!!  Use of common sense precautions such as
passwording ,removing material each semester, etc. should be sufficient to
be in compliance with fair use and I
also will just about guarantee that most publishers will simply deny
permission except under the most stringent conditions. One other
question--has anyone been using CCC E Res Permis. service and are you
satisfied 
with the service?


> > Think first. > 
> The Fair Use provision of the Copyright Act of 1976 indicates plainly that
> permission-seeking is NOT REQUIRED in MANY (I could say MOST or, dodging
> just a few bullets, NEARLY ALL) situations that libraries use electronic
> (and paper) reserves for.  Asking for permission out of "habit" when you
> don't need to is surrendering to copyright owners a right that they do not
> by law have, and is detrimental to the collective needs of the educational
> community.  Read the law before you set up procedures.  Also look at what
> other libraries are doing (see http://www.arl.org/newsltr/192/192toc.html
> for a good, current, view on this issue).
> 
> 
> 
> 		Brian Nielsen, Ph.D.
> 		Manager, Learning Technologies Group
> 		 Academic Technologies
> 		Northwestern University
> 		2129 N. Campus Drive
> 		Evanston, IL  60208-2850
> 		(847)491-2170   fax:(847)491-3824
> 		email: b-nielsen@nwu.edu
> 		http://www.nwu.edu/people/b-nielsen
>

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