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RIAA: Tenenbaum “fair use” defense is laughable

News  |  www.librarystuff.net | Jul 15, 2009

Ars Technica - The first P2P trial in the US ended with a $1.92 million verdict. The second begins in two weeks, but the recording industry has just moved for

http://www.librarystuff.net/2009/07/15/riaa-tenenbaum-fair-use-defense-is-laughable/

Deciding What Information Is Fair to Use

News  |  www.resourceshelf.com | Jul 3, 2009

Reid Goldsborough writes:One of the catchphrases on the internet is “Information wants to be free.” This creates the impression that anything you come across online is free for the using. Not quite.The same laws that protect intellectual property elsewhere can get you in trouble for appropriating

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/07/03/deciding-what-information-is-fair-to-use/

NECC (without guilt), Fair Use, & the Smackdown

Blog  |  www.schoollibraryjournal.com | Jul 1, 2009

Description: A discussion of information fluency, teaching, and learning in the 21st century.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/660046266.html

Salinger's Last Stand

News  |  www.publishersweekly.com | Jun 22, 2009

Shortly before an 11:30 a.m. hearing on June 17, the sergeant at arms appeared in the hallway outside of courtroom 24B in Manhattan federal court. “Plaintiff?” he called out. “Plaintiff? I guess the plaintiff isn't here?” he asked. The lawyers exchanged sideways glances. “Surprised?” one of them

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6666473.html

Register of Copyrights Not Asked by Congress To Weigh in on Google Book Search?

News  |  www.libraryjournal.com | Mar 20, 2009

That in and of itself is not a shocker—a lot of experts are still torn over whether the plan was indeed a fair use. But as Cornell University’s Peter Hirtle noted, the real surprise is that Congress, well, just didn’t seem to care about the program.

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6645344.html

 

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

Blog  |  blog.ucsd.edu | Feb 9, 2009

From ACRL Insider: The ACRL Board of Directors recently endorsed the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education, developed to offer guidance to educators at all levels who use copyrighted materials to teach media literacy skills. Click HERE to go to the Center For Social

http://blog.ucsd.edu/ioc/2009/02/09/the-code-of-best-practices-in-fair-use-for-media-literacy-education/

‘After the Deluge: A Novel of Post-Economic San Francisco’—plus a Creative Commons update

Blog  |  www.teleread.org | Dec 14, 2008

The Solomon Scandals is a D.C. newspaper novel---a mix of suspense and satire on Washington's oft-bizarre ways. Creative Commons, hit by reduced corporate gifts due to the recession, is looking for more donations from individuals. Check out Andy Oram's post on CC's

http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/12/14/after-the-deluge-a-novel-of-post-economic-san-francisco-plus-a-creative-commons-update/

The Fair and Responsible Use of Space: an International Perspective

News  |  www.bespacific.com | Dec 11, 2008

European Space Policy Institute papers available online: "Papers presented at the workshop The Fair and Responsible Use of Space: an...

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/020052.html

The OCA on the costs of the Google settlement for libraries

News  |  www.earlham.edu | Dec 11, 2008

Take for example the digital copy that Google gives to a library in exchange for scanning its copy of a book. Previously, all library partners were given digital copies.

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2008/12/oca-on-costs-of-google-settlement-for.html

Google Settles With Publishers.

Blog  |  blog.utmb.edu | Dec 10, 2008

On Oct. 28, Google announced that it had come to an agreement with the Association of Amercian Publishers (AAP) and the Authors Guild (AG), which would allow the settlement of the suit initiated by these groups for infringement of their copyrights, resulting from the Google Library Project.

http://blog.utmb.edu/abienkow/?p=461

 

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