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A Guide for the Perplexed: Libraries and the Google Library Project Settlement

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:21:18 -0700

Jonathan Band's article outlines the settlement’s provisions, with special emphasis on the provisions that apply directly to libraries. The settlement is extremely complex (over 200 pages long, including attachments), so this paper of necessity simplifies many of its details.

Features - The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 02:23:00 -0700

The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate

American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy Brief, January 2006

By Jonathan Band

Indecisive Decision: An Examination of the Greenberg and Faulkner Cases and their Impact on Libraries

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:27:17 -0700

Sharon Whitfield examines the conflicting decisions made by the Eleventh Circuit Court in the case of Greenberg v. National Geographic and the Second Circuit Court in the case of Faulkner v. National Geographic and the impact that these court decisions may have on libraries that are looking to reformat their copyrighted material into digital media.

BMG Music v. Gonzalez

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:09:03 -0700

Matt Schruers and Jonathan Band comment on a recent opinion addressing the fair use implications of Internet file-sharing by end users.

Bloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World - Updated

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:58:47 -0700

Kathy Biehl directly and concisely tackles key issues related to copyright infringement on the web, whose misinterpretation can have significant consequences.

Features - The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project

By Jonathan Band

Features - Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide

By Therese A. Clarke Arado

Features - The Problem of Orphan Works

Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The Problem of Orphan Works

By Tobe Liebert

Notes from the Technology Trenches - The Big Picture: Limiting Information Access

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

The Big Picture: Limiting Information Access

Library Digitization Projects and Copyright - Part I - Introduction and Overview

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Library Digitization Projects and Copyright

By Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S.*

Features - Court Decisions Tilt DMCA Balance Away From Libraries, Users

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 01:00:00 -0700

Court Decisions Tilt DMCA Balance Away From Libraries, Users

by K. Matthew Dames

Extras - Book Review: Guide to China Copyright Law Studies by Robert Haibin Hu

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Joan Liu is the Head of Acquisitions & Serials and Research Liaison on Chinese Law, New York University Law School Library, New York.

Features - AALL Program Addresses Questions About the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

AALL Program Addresses Questions About the Copyright Clearance Center

By Joanne Dugan

Copyrights, Fundamental Rights, and the Constitution

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:15:00 -0700

The recent Supreme Court decision, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, addresses fair use and the “first sale” doctrine, upon whose protection libraries, used-book dealers, technology companies, consumer-goods retailers, and museums have long relied. Professor Annmarie Bridy's commentary focuses on the position that intellectual property rights in general and copyrights in particular are important, and when their scope is circumscribed to ensure the existence of a robust public domain, they benefit society. However important IP rights are, though – and reasonable people disagree pretty vigorously about that – they are not fundamental in the Constitutional sense.

Kirtsaeng v. Wiley

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:20:16 -0700

What if you had to ask permission before selling, lending, or even giving away your books? On October 29, 2012 the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, a case that could change the way we own everything from books to watches. Brandon Butler and Jonathan Band discuss how libraries, who own books, movies and other copyrighted works on behalf of the public could be hit especially hard by this decision.