Re: copyright permission and course reserve

On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Linda S. Heide <linda.heide[_at_]wwu.edu> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2000, Leah Gadzikowski <lrgadz01[_at_]louisville.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I have a few instructors who have requested that I put the same
> > articles on reserve for them every semester. After much discussion,
> > I was finally able to convince them that Fair Use only applies to
> > the first semester and after that, they need to get permission.
> >
> > In order to help them I am trying to draft a sample letter to publishers
> > asking copyright permission specifically for putting articles on reserve
> > for a course. I'm not really sure what to put into it though. Everyone
> > that I've talked to so far has said that they know what to ask for if
> > it's for a course pak, but they have no idea what to do with reserve
> > items.
> >
> > Do any of you have any suggestions? I'd really appreaciate any help
> > that I can get with this.
>
> My experience has been that the publishers are very reluctant to grant
> permission for reserve room use. I requested permission for reserve
> room use a few times a couple of years ago and they were all turned
> down. I, to, would be interested in hearing other people's experiences
> in requesting permission for reserve use.

I have had quite the opposite response. In the experiences I've had, I find it easier to get permission for reserve rather than for coursepacks. I've had very few denied. Although, some publisers do make it difficult to put things on reserve. One of our professors wanted to use an article from a publication registered with the CCC's TRS service. The publication was preapproved all right, with a whopping $25.00 per copy fee!

Tammy Scissom
Copyright Specialist & Word Processor
Print Services
The University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
Phone: (931) 598-1571
Fax: (931) 598-1319
Email: tscissom[_at_]sewanee.edu Received on Tue Feb 01 2000 - 14:20:32 GMT