Copyright Questions

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Specific copyright question relating to free but DPR-protected PDF

Posted by: GClement
September 4, 2011 @ 5:49am
I agree with LWilliamson that it is up to you to decide whether or not to comply with the terms of the license that the publisher attached tothe PDF. They apparently did NOT choose to use a Creative Commons license, which *is* legally defensible. It is... Read more...
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Who legally owns an unauthorized translation?

Posted by: williamsonl
August 24, 2011 @ 9:36am
I don't believe there is a real question of 'rights' here. The translation is not a legal property so doesn't really convey any rights. My layman's opinion would be that the illegal translations would belong to the publisher, but what they could do with... Read more...
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I want to have an art gallery exhibition of old snapshots I have colle

Posted by: williamsonl
August 24, 2011 @ 9:21am
It will be almost impossible for you to determine the copyright status of most of these photographs. Or even if they are even legal copies. If it is a legal copy or original, you can display or sell the print that you own. You may not make any additional... Read more...
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Replacing audio from video for an audio showreel

Posted by: williamsonl
August 24, 2011 @ 9:10am
Depends on what you are using it for and how much you are using. This could possibly fall under fair use and be considered transformative. Do you intend to sell it? That counts against you. And you could be well within your rights and still receive an... Read more...
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Community Theater Artwork

Posted by: GClement
August 4, 2011 @ 12:03pm
Hello CartoonEtc,

If you created your own original poster designs, you own the copyright in them and may reproduce, distribute, modify them as you see fit. However, what I am not sure about is whether your posters are truly original, or... Read more...
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permission needed to replace circulating copies of theses?

Posted by: JanetCroft
July 25, 2011 @ 1:51pm
We routinely make replacement copies for missing circulating theses using the archival copy as a master. I don't think it's something you would need permission for. However, for theses that fall in the grey area of still being in copyright but written... Read more...
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Circulating Blu Ray and Regular DVD sets separately

Posted by: JanetCroft
July 25, 2011 @ 1:47pm
I don't think this is really a copyright issue, simply a local policy issue. Consider a book with an accompanying CD -- on our campus, some branches keep them together and circulate them as a unit, while others split them up with one barcode for each part... Read more...
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non-signatory state in Berne

Posted by: williamsonl
July 19, 2011 @ 1:34pm
Microsoft products are covered more by a licensing agreement than any application of copyright law. Here is a link that has more information on non-participating companies http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p08_berne_convention.
Also,... Read more...
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Gallery Exhibition of Old Snapshot Collection... and Exhibition Book

Posted by: GClement
July 14, 2011 @ 12:13pm
Hello Elmer,

Assuming that said photographs are copyrighted, there may be a a couple of provisions within copyright law that would allow your first enumerated use without seeking the permission of the copyright holder.
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ebook website.

Posted by: GClement
July 13, 2011 @ 6:13am
Hello,

US copyright law does not have a specific provision for ebooks...if the ebooks in question are copyrighted by someone other than yourself, you need to comply with the provisions of US Code, Title 17 which you can find online at...
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Want to know about copyright law site.

Posted by: williamsonl
July 1, 2011 @ 8:14am
Dr. Shila,
Medical ebooks are not treated any differently than any other copyrighted material. There are many resources linked from our homepage on educational exemptions for using copyrighted material. Ebooks fall under the same copyright law as... Read more...
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picture books and SmartBoard

Posted by: GClement
June 30, 2011 @ 12:21pm
There are two exceptions (outside of Fair use) that might fit the circumstances of your situation.

(1) Section 109(c)

If the situation involved just one classroom, it would seem that projecting the book using the SMART... Read more...
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National Research Council Canada and ILL

Posted by: GClement
June 29, 2011 @ 7:13am
When working in the US, we apply US Copyright law in our activities. As you noted in your post, US Copyright law (Title 17, Section 105) only provides for the public domain status of US federal works (and there are caveats as to what constitutes a US... Read more...
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online storytime?

Posted by: GClement
June 28, 2011 @ 10:52am
Lea, It sounds like you are doing some wonderful programming on behalf of your young patrons!

Because you are publicly performing a song and redistributing it over the Internet, your use would be a copyright violation if the song is... Read more...
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Modification of questions

Posted by: GClement
June 28, 2011 @ 7:30am
To be eligible for copyright protection, a work must have a minimal amount of original creativity. The examples above, in my individual opinion, skate that line, but some may argue they are copyright-worthy. In general, questions in textbooks and... Read more...
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Hypothetical Situation: Could this be "fair use"?

Posted by: GClement
June 22, 2011 @ 2:56pm
florida, My understanding from library legal scholars is that no one factor in the four factors nalaysis trumps the others and that no one factor is dispositive. All four factors need to be considered in aggregate.
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reserves, moodle and fair use

Posted by: williamsonl
June 16, 2011 @ 12:39pm
Barry,
I personally would consider the copy on physical reserve the same as the electronic. Whichever way you use it, you are still making copies of an item that you feel exceeds fair use limit. A copy is a copy. It does seem to me that putting... Read more...
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I would like to translate and publish a book from English to my native

Posted by: williamsonl
June 16, 2011 @ 12:29pm
I'm not really clear about what you mean by 'copyright letter'. Do you mean a letter that you will send to the copyright holder requesting permission to perform and publish the translation? If so, you might check the publisher's website--most have either... Read more...
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eReaders

Posted by: RuthDukelow
June 14, 2011 @ 11:14am
Libraries who are lending eReaders (with content loaded) are doing so under the license which allowed them to download the content to that particular eReader. There is no reproduction of the content (i.e., borrowers are not downloading the content to... Read more...
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Album Reissues

Posted by: RuthDukelow
June 14, 2011 @ 11:08am
Your first step is to do some research to find out who currently owns the recordings you wish to reissue. A quick look via Google suggests that Geffen bought out MCA and that Universal Music Enterprises http://www.umeportal.com/ might now be handling MCA... Read more...
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I'm writing some commercial software for which I would like to use an

Posted by: RuthDukelow
June 14, 2011 @ 10:59am
Photographers can claim copyright ownership of photographs they take. If you wish to use a photograph protected by copyright in commercial software, you would need to get the copyright owner's permission to avoid copyright infringement. If you do not... Read more...
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private translation

Posted by: JanetCroft
June 13, 2011 @ 12:37pm
If you are just doing it for yourself for practice or for your own enjoyment, you can do anything you want. If you want to publish it, then there are copyright concerns that may differ from country to country.
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Copyright Questions Regarding Tutorials and Video Game Footage?

Posted by: GClement
June 13, 2011 @ 7:57am
Generally speaking, web posting of content that is copyrighted by someone else is an infringement of the owner's rights and you would be legally liable for violating copyright law.

However, if you create the tutorials yourself and... Read more...
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Vintage floral illustrations

Posted by: GClement
June 6, 2011 @ 7:01am
In considering what the copyright issues might be in using a particular work, an initial question should be whether the work is, in fact, protected. We can assume that Crispian de Passe's 1615 "A Garden of Flowers" is in the public domain due to the age... Read more...
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Screen shots

Posted by: GClement
June 2, 2011 @ 3:42pm
Copying someone else's content (even as a screen shot) and displaying it to the public on a presentation slide implicates two rights controlled by the copyright owner: the right of reproduction and the right of public display. You would need permission... Read more...
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