Posted by: GClement
May 11, 2011 @ 10:46am
Hello Joanne,
Your interesting posting seems to contain multiple questions that touch on various legal matters, including but not limited to copyright. This forum is specifically dedicated to copyright -- we are not equipped or qualified... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: GClement
May 9, 2011 @ 1:21pm
Judithka,
Our Forum is set up as a web service only, and our service policies limit us to responding only to the questions posted here.
It sounds like your second question is also one of Library licensing terms and... Read more...
Replies: 4Posted by: GClement
May 9, 2011 @ 8:59am
When your club licensed the rights to perform the play, did you include these other uses in your negotiations? On its own, videotaping the performance without permission of the play's copyright holder could be a violation of his/her rights as well as a... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: GClement
May 3, 2011 @ 10:01am
Hi Justin,
The use of geospatial data can be pretty complex, so thanks for the additional info. As a science librarian with GIS training, I am still having a hard time understanding how exactly you are using the copyrighted data. It is... Read more...
Replies: 5Posted by: GClement
May 3, 2011 @ 9:24am
Jimprince, By the term 'copyright letter,' are you referring to a letter in which you request permission from the copyright holder to allow you to translate the book into your native language? Or are you referring to a 'cease and desist' letter which you... Read more...
Replies: 4Posted by: JanetCroft
May 2, 2011 @ 12:07pm
If the author owns the rights and does not want translations made available, under American copyright, you can't do this. One of the rights a copyright owner holds in the US is the right to allow translations. The only other thing I might suggest is... Read more...
Replies: 3Posted by: GClement
April 18, 2011 @ 2:14pm
Silverhalide, the description of your company's service -- where you are deliberately trying to make the design style look as close to a well known magazine as possible -- seems like you could be creating brand confusion. For this reason, you could be... Read more...
Replies: 6Posted by: GClement
April 18, 2011 @ 6:58am
jks,
There are two exceptions in US copyright law (US Code, Title 17) which libraries generally rely on to legally reproduce an entire book for patron use: (1) Section 108 and (2) Section 107.
(1) Section 108....
Replies: 3Posted by: Carrie
April 12, 2011 @ 1:34pm
If the music will only be used of a school project (and not distributed elsewhere), my tendency would be to accept the use as fair. -Carrie Russell
Replies: 2Posted by: jackbenimble
April 11, 2011 @ 7:58pm
Luckily, the photographer has contacted me and given me permission to use the image.
Replies: 2Posted by: COvalle
April 8, 2011 @ 10:34am
What's happening when you click on the link? Another way to get there is, go to
copyright.columbia.edu
and click the "Fair Use" link on the left.
There's also a tool on this site- if you go to librarycopyright.net, there's... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: JanetCroft
March 25, 2011 @ 1:36pm
Yes, those translations should still be under copyright. You might see if there is an earlier translation. Check the Copyright Slider on our home page for an easy way to check on whether something is likely to be copyrighted or not.
Replies: 1Posted by: jpoe
March 25, 2011 @ 7:08am
Good morning all. I have a question about the purchase of an eDoc from Amazon. If we purchase this type of material, can we load the PDF onto one of our servers and post a link to it in our catalog to provide access to our users with a requirement that... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: JanetCroft
March 23, 2011 @ 3:25pm
If they really arrived without a license, I think you can get away with treating them as a first sale item -- but it would be very hard to proove a negative, that you did not get a license of any sort with them. But yes, if there IS a license, it can... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: Freya Anderson
March 17, 2011 @ 4:03pm
If you own the actual drawing, you can sell them under the first sale doctrine. Your uncle owns copyright just by creating the material, unless he has sold it, given it away, or did it as a work for hire. However, it might be prudent for him to register... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: Freya Anderson
March 17, 2011 @ 9:20am
I think that for most of the uses you describe, the key would be whether the use was incidental or not. That is, if someone just happened to wear a t-shirt with the Darma Initiative logo, that would be much less likely to be an issue than if that were an... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: Freya Anderson
March 17, 2011 @ 9:10am
It seems to me that the issues you bring up here are primarily related to trademark, contract, and bankruptcy law than to copyright. Regarding the prints and manual, whether or not they are under copyright protection depends upon when they were created... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: Freya Anderson
March 16, 2011 @ 2:13pm
This sounds like a creative and fun tool, and it would be great to find a way to make it more widely available. I go into copyright below, but I wonder if you could sidetrack the issue by using commercial audiobooks with the teddy bears? That might be... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: GClement
March 10, 2011 @ 9:57am
The first point to clarify is that there is a different between copyright infringement and plagiarism. The sources need to be cited at the point of use (in the brochure), but how the citations are formatted and where they appear is a matter of style. ... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: COvalle
March 3, 2011 @ 10:15am
I'm sorry, I don't have a lot of great news... I don't think there really is a US equivalent of such a film rights society, unfortunately.
So, as far as the showing a movie in an educational context, you've got a few options. There's...
Replies: 5Posted by: GClement
March 1, 2011 @ 2:12pm
Having worked with medical libraries in University settings, I have seen cases where the described scenario may or may not be problematic. If your medical library is part of a University where the doctor is on the faculty, he would be as legitimate a... Read more...
Replies: 5Posted by: JanetCroft
February 25, 2011 @ 1:03pm
Try this site: http://www.splc.org/knowyourrights/legalresearch.asp?id=32 and scroll down to the sections titled Obtaining Permission to Use a Copyrighted Work and Fair use. This ought to give you some good guidance tailored specifically to school... Read more...
Replies: 7Posted by: GClement
February 23, 2011 @ 1:02pm
Hello Ed,
If the professor wants to reproduce these movies, he will need to rely on the provisions of Fair Use and perform a four-factor analysis. It is helpful to use a Fair Use checklist, such as the one available from Columbia's... Read more...
Replies: 8Posted by: JanetCroft
February 15, 2011 @ 2:08pm
I think Creative Commons has a place on their own blog where you can ask this -- and they have just released something new about getting permissions, so you might want to head over there.
Replies: 2Posted by: GClement
February 14, 2011 @ 5:32pm
It sounds like you are asking whether you may include excerpts of some copyrighted works in your book under the provisions of Fair Use (Section 107 of Title 17, the US Copyright Act). Contrary to popular belief, the Fair Use section of copyright law does... Read more...
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