Re: questions

On Thu, Oct 29, 1998, Jerry Notaro <notaro[_at_]bayflash.stpt.usf.edu> wrote:
>
> On 10/28/98, Paula Jewell <pjewell[_at_]fplc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > On 10/28/98, Jerry Notaro <notaro[_at_]bayflash.stpt.usf.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > Beverly Bowles <bbowles[_at_]hshsl.umaryland.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Are there any libraries on the list who take the responsibility
> > > > of requesting copyright permission from publishers for materials
> > > > being placed or reserve or do you delegate this responsibility to
> > > > the faculty member or to another group within the library?
> > >
> > > I am curious. Why would you need permission from anyone to put
> > > materials on reserve in a library?
> >
> > Even libraries must comply. Fair use does not give unlimited use of
> > others' copyrighted materials.
>
> What has Fair Use got to do with putting something on Reserve?
> I thought Fair Use had to do with making copies of copyrighted
> material?

FYI: There was a whole string of e-mails on this listserv a few months back about the issue of copyrights and reserves in libraries. At first, I didn't "get it," either - i.e., I didn't see the issue. But, as the e-mails progressed, I could see that there are issues involved - does putting copies on reserve deprive authors/publishers of income from selling multiple copies? Does encouraging students to copy reserve items have the same result? These are issues that may not hit you at the outset, but they are real.

Karen Porter, J.D., CPCU, ARP, AIS
Copyright Counsel
IIA/AICPCU
720 Providence Road/P.O. Box 3016
Malvern, PA 19355-0716
(610) 644-2100, Extension 7545
Fax: (610) 993-7583
E-mail: porterk[_at_]cpcuiia.org <mailto:porterk[_at_]cpcuiia.org> Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 15:10:21 GMT