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Via this excellent Resource Page on Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials by Therese A. Clarke Arado, a link to Lolly Gasaway’s PowerPoint presentation, Copyright Permissions for Multimedia, from the AALL 2005 annual conference.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing July 28, on Issues Related to MGM v. Grokster. Link to witness statements. Related links to Grokster case
Whose Work Is It, Anyway? – “The use of ‘orphan works’ of art and literature, whose creators cannot be identified, puts scholars and artists at odds over changes in copyright law.” Related references: Tobe Liebert’s article, The Problem of Orphan Works, published on LLRX.com, May 15, 2005. Solum, Lawrence B., The Future of Copyright, Texas …
White House press release, July 22, 2005: “The President intends to appoint Christian Israel, of Virginia, to be Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement at the Department of Commerce.” Additional background available from AP
Another follow-up to groups voicing opposition to Google’s project to digitize major library collections, this time from the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), which is “the international trade association for not-for-profit publishers and those who work with them.” The group’s July 11, 2005 “response to Google Print for Libraries digitisation project” (3 …
From the Canadian Globe and Mail, Could Googling become illegal? See C-60, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, specifically Sec. 40.3 (scroll down the page to locate)
Keeper of Expired Web Pages Is Sued Because Archive Was Used in Another Suit Internet Archive the complaint, filed in District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (48 pages, PDF)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, LTD., Argued March 29, 2005, Decided June 27, 200. Opinion author: Souter “Held: One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, going beyond mere distribution with knowledge of third-party action, is …
Tobe Liebert, Assistant Director for Collection Development & Special Projects at the Tarlton Law Library, has launched a new Current copyright literature website, which he indicates will be updated several times each week. Tobe is a recognized expert in this area, so be sure to add this website to your regular reading list, intranets and …
FTC press release: “Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology offers significant benefits but also poses risks to consumers who use it, according to a Federal Trade Commission staff report issued today. The staff report, Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues (51 pages, PDF), analyzes the consumer protection, competition, and intellectual property issues that were discussed …
As a follow-up to my June 17 posting, Details Revealed on Google Library Project at U. Michigan, from BusinessWeek.com today, A New Page in Google’s Books Fight: “The newly revealed contract with the University of Michigan is stoking publishers’ fears about plans to digitize library collections.” See also this commentary by Daniel Brandt, June 19, …
Following are links to several related documents worth reviewing on the Google Library Project to digitize the entire collections of participating libraries. Google Library: Peril for Publishers? Michigan Digitization Project Brief Overview (12/13/04) PDF Format Cooperative Agreement between the University Library and Google (PDF Format) Sample Titles Googles Library Digitization Project: Reports from Michigan and …
