Re: the boundaries of educational use

Kenneth Crews' book, Copyright, Fair Use, and the Challenge for Universities: Promoting the Progress of Higher Education", Univ. Chicago Press, 1993, has both the texts of Sections 107 and 108 as well as the Congressional Report, the Contu Guidelines, and the ALA Guidelines, all in one place. While his book does not specifically address images, it does lay a solid foundation for understanding the scope of the copyright law and various interpretaions.

Maryly Snow
merely a librarian...
Architecture Slide Library
UC Berkeley

> Further to Michael Roy's question about distributing images for an
> educational vs commercial purpose, what actually are the the guidelines
> for copying and distributing text within an educational context? A
> rather fundamental question, but seem to be having trouble getting
> guidelines. Specifically, here at the Smithsonian, books are copied,
> seemingly in rather large numbers, for researchers. The internal party
> line seems to be that since it is "educational" it is ok. I doubt that,
> but would appreciate any comment or advice about what curbs or precedents
> exist within an educational institution.
>
> Peter F. Cannell
> Science Editor, Smithsonian Institution University Press
> sipad002[_at_]sivm.si.edu
> voice: 202/287-3738 ext. 328 fax: 202/287-3637
Received on Mon Feb 28 1994 - 19:23:16 GMT