Warhol is out!
For those interested in reading on their own, the Supreme Court has posted the opinion on its website.
Fair Use Week!
Every year in February, we celebrate Fair Use / Fair Dealing Week. This year, from February 20-24, libraries are hosting programs covering what’s new and what’s true about fair use. The Association of Research Libraries hosts FairUseWeek.org, and is a great place to get started finding fair use activities or
Happy Public Domain Day 2022!
On January 1 each year, the world gets a little freer as many creative, historical, and scientific works — some famous, many more out of print and little known — come out of the copyright closet and enter the public domain. On January 1, 2022, these will include all the
Happy Public Domain Day 2021
On January 1 each year, the world gets a little freer as many creative, historical, and scientific works — some famous, many more out of print and little known — come out of the copyright closet and enter the public domain. On January 1, 2021, these will include all the
GSU is … over?
This note is not “legal advice”, but my informed assessment of the particular case. Any librarian or education official should assess the opinion in light of their own situation and legal environment. I hesitate to say it, after 12 years and numerous orders, decisions, and appeals, but it looks like
Sovereign Immunity Study
The US Copyright Office was asked by Sens. Tillis and Leahy, in the wake of the Allen v. Cooper decision earlier this year, to study the question of state sovereign immunity in the copyright context. A number of university and library entities, and practitioners in the field, have weighed in:
white paper on CONTU
Sara Benson (University of Illinois), Meg Oakley (Georgetown), and I wrote a white paper for ARL about CONTU — the Section 108 ILL guidelines developed in the 1970s. Read more here!
MSP guidance to instructors & faculty on copyright
MSP has made available guidance about copyright and instructional materials — that can be found online at the MSP website.
UMass comments on the open textbooks pilot program
UMass has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Open Textbooks Pilot Program. The comment is available at UMass’ institutional repository, ScholarWorks.
Public Statement: Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching & Research
Library copyright experts (attorneys and librarians) have jointly published a “Public Statement on Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching and Research“. We hope this will clarify copyright questions for library and academic staff charged with rapidly transitioning classes to online, when students, faculty, and library staff may have not had