Subject: Public Lending Right, E-books and Electronic
Libraries
Please excuse any cross postings
Lesley Ellen Harris’ newest editorial is worth taking a look it. It does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding public lending right, as it exists in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Germany (or as it doesn’t exist in the United States), and the advent of electronic library collections and e-books. She also points out some important issues regarding e-books, electronic libraries, the ease of pay-per-use and what that does to a library’s traditional role as a lending institution.
The new editorial is from Volume 4, Issue 3 of The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter: For Libraries, Archives & Museums. Reading the editorial is well worth your time and can be found at:
http://www.copyrightlaws.com/contents/editorial43.html
The newsletter is produced by Handshake Productions, edited by Lesley Ellen Harris, and is meant to keep librarians, archives and museums abreast of important copyright and licensing issues and news, and it provides practical solutions to everyday activities.
Jerremie Clyde,
MLIS Student
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