In the 1990s, the big cases were Basic Books Inc. v. Kinko's Graphic Corporation (1991) and Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Service (1996) which put an end to royalty - free photocopying for
class use of copyrighted materials, for, the courts rule, the course readers were being sold for a profit and were competing against the original books (with 5 - 30 % of the books being copied).
As part of its response and its desire to take a lead on promoting
responsible use of copyrighted material UBC is developing a License Information Database which answers many questions students and instructors have about using the Library's resources.
The first items are so broad as to be meaningless, certainly not the slightest help in deciding on the issues presented in Bill C - 32, like the availability of methods to break technical protection measures to make
legal use of copyrighted materials.
In the 1990s, the big cases were Basic Books Inc. v. Kinko's Graphic Corporation (1991) and Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Service (1996) which put an end to royalty - free photocopying for
class use of copyrighted materials, for, the courts rule, the course readers were being sold for a profit and were competing against the original books (with 5 - 30 % of the... [more]
Please ask first if you would like to
use any of my copyrighted material.
The purpose and conditions for
the use of copyrighted materials are defined clearly under the law.
The download or
use of these copyrighted materials is restricted by applicable license agreements obtained by the NCDPI and copyright law (Title 17, United States Code).
The Department of Transportation can not authorize
the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites.
Led by Copyright Agency (described in Wikipedia as «an Australian company incorporated under the Corporations Code for the purpose of providing institutions, especially educational institutions
the use of copyright material, in print or electronic form»), LearningField also enjoys the backing of several industrial houses in Australia and is targeted at students aged 7 - 10.
Note: DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a technology that restricts
the use of copyrighted material on different types ofdevices.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that
use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
Fair dealing currently defines practices that qualify as «exception to infringement» in
the use of copyrighted materials, and includes the use of excerpts for «research or private study»; «criticism or review»; and «news reporting.»
Unfortunately for the plaintiff, the writing requirement relied upon applies only to conveyances of an interest in the copyright itself (s. 13 (4)-RRB- and not merely to consent to
the use of copyrighted material for which no writing requirement is specified (s. 27).
On May 11 a US District Court issued its long awaited decision in the lawsuit brought by three academic publishers against Georgia State University for
its use of copyrighted materials in its «electronic reserves» system.
The GSU had developed a policy on
the use of copyrighted materials that attempted to balance the rights of copyright holders and the University's fair use rights.
In 1992, the Software Publishers Association, now the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), released a video, «Don't Copy that Floppy,» aimed at youth to curb
the use of copyrighted materials such as games.