Posted by: maikuu
May 10, 2018 @ 5:01pm
I have a website at http://www.moviesgrowenglish.com since 2010 in which I create ESL lessons for my college-level students. The lessons are used in support of watching movies in the classroom. I also sell the lessons on-line for $1 each. The vast... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: JRussell
May 2, 2018 @ 12:26pm
Situation:
Would making a single DVD copy of a commercially produced Documentary video, currently held in our Archives, available for Circulation be covered by Section 108 or Fair Use?
For reference:
In... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: csirochman
April 30, 2018 @ 7:46pm
I have scrapbooks of newspaper clippings that are not in public domain. The scrapbooks are in binders and file folders. The are all of a specific topic such as the history of the library and clippings realted to local soliders. Please let me know if I... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: corporatefilms123
April 18, 2018 @ 6:27am
Hello Everyone,
What Agency Do I Have To File Through To Get My Song's Copyrighted?
Can I Mail The Song's Registered Mail to Myself and have that serve as a copyright?
Any Idea, Suggestions would be appreciated,
... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: bkstand
April 11, 2018 @ 9:40am
A library just migrated to a new OPAC, but didn't have the funds to pay for cover art through the vendor. The director wants to know if there are copyright issues if she would scan book covers and add them herself? I know covers were available at one... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: JDL15
April 11, 2018 @ 9:03am
Hi All!
I'm hoping to design a poster for a wind ensemble that is playing West Side Story. I thought it would be cool to use the West Side Story logo (the one that says 'West Side Story' with the staircase on the right side of the stacked text)... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: abbysnodgrass
April 2, 2018 @ 4:21pm
We currently have a program for babies called Babypalooza. We have used that name for at least 4+ years. We recently did an Instagram post to market the program using the hashtag #babypalooza. We had a comment that was just a question mark from a... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: kevinmanuel
March 29, 2018 @ 4:57am
HI,
I would like to know what UK Copyright Law states about the use of a person's words on an online Forum. I was a member of a Forum, but was banned due to my polite insistence that the management of the website answer the question... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: Anne#
March 27, 2018 @ 9:09am
I'm a librarian and have been asked about having a program in our library. The individuals want to read in entirety different T.S. Eliot stories on a quarterly basis. I contacted the Eliot estate for permission but I have not received any messages yet. We... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: dharter
March 26, 2018 @ 7:06am
A teacher asked us to scan a few pages from a print SOL study guide so he could provide it as a resource for his students on Google Classroom. Is this permissable under copyright laws?
Replies: 4Posted by: fwpsam
March 20, 2018 @ 7:18pm
Hi All,
just wanna if i can use the phase 'May the FORCE_Point be with YOU' in partner activities in APAC area.
would like to know if it is trademarked by anyone? thx.
also, the terms, 'For my ally is the... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: koozbane
March 20, 2018 @ 5:19am
I'm on the email list of a relatively wellp-known public figure. Each week he sends out trivia questions to everyone on his list. I've saved over 250 pages of these questions. If I wanted to try and publish these, is that problematic? Do they belong... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: schauch
March 16, 2018 @ 11:59am
Hello,
I'm trying to help a faculty member who is interested in starting her own podcasts. She wants to make sure it's protected and therefore would like to register her copyright with the Copyright Office. However, we're not sure if she needs to... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: cwatkins
March 1, 2018 @ 6:25pm
Hello, I'm wondering if there is any fair use advocacy work being done towards addressing the antiquated interpretation of the difference in f2f teaching environments and protected, online teaching environments in a LMS.
I know of the TEACH Act,... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: cwatkins
February 27, 2018 @ 2:34pm
Hi, I recently posted this question to a regional list serv, but others seem to be struggling with the same thing. Here's my query:
I'm looking for concrete strategies from others that are dealing with the exploding demand for streaming video by... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: hsmcminn
February 1, 2018 @ 3:43pm
This might not be a strict copyright question -- but someone has borrowed one of our DVD's via ILL and I got a call today from them inquiring whether we purchased the performance rights as they want to show it at a performance.
In... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: judithann
January 12, 2018 @ 9:48am
Our small library has a website to chroncle history of the area. I have found photos from the late 1800s in various online archives. Are these in the public domain and would I be free to copy them and add them to our website? I would be happy to credit... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: kgeographer
January 9, 2018 @ 7:55pm
Hello,
I'm looking for informed opinions about whether it is legal to trace elements of a print map, scanned from an atlas for example, and use the data created in a non-commercial publicly available information system. This does not involve... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: kdeuschle
December 20, 2017 @ 1:52pm
I have a teacher who would like to show full length feature films in her American History Through Film Online Learning course. I have read the TEACH act over and over and feel that she can follow the requirements of the law. She will need to upload the... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: Smiles
November 22, 2017 @ 1:51pm
I am making a short film and I have a copyright question. In my short film I use several sound effects. I find free ones online and download them. My question is, are the sound effects copyrighted even if they are everyday sounds? Like footsteps,... Read more...
Replies: 2Posted by: rafaelstoll
November 11, 2017 @ 11:24am
Hi, everyone.
I want to get the copyrights of Arlington House Publishers for a specific title, but this company is now defunct, I think.
My purpose is to publish the book "Karl Marx: racist", by Nathaniel Weyl, in Brazil. ... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: Smoto
November 10, 2017 @ 10:48pm
Hello.
I would like to put some screenshots from several music videos (mostly from Youtube) for my dissertation and wonder if that is considered to be violating the copyrights.
Thank you so much for your help.
- Shiho
Replies: 2Posted by: seth8a
October 31, 2017 @ 2:05pm
Hi Everyone:
I am a adult services/reference librarian at a medium sized public library system, and also manage our serials and microfilm collection. Previous to my position I worked in a reference/archivist capacity at a state preservation... Read more...
Replies: 1Posted by: RyanCaleb
October 31, 2017 @ 3:24am
Hello Everyone,
What Agency Do I Have To File Through To Get My Song's Copyrighted ?
Can I Mail The Song's Registered Mail to Myself and have that serve as a copyright ?
Any Idea , Suggestions would be appreciated,
... Read more...
Replies: 3Posted by: TonyA
October 25, 2017 @ 11:26am
Hey all, my apologies if this isn't the right place for this kind of question:
I have a rare book from Russia that was originally written in the 60s. The copyright on the version I have is 1971, and it was imported into the states in 81. The copy... Read more...
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