Re: Electronic Reserves

From: Bert Boyce <lsboyc[_at_]lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 14:31:40 -0600

On 11/4/98, Shelly Warwick <swarwick[_at_]sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> This thread seems to assume that students copying an article are
> infringing. Is this so? The copies are being made for personal
> research and study, one of the fair use exemptions. They are
> taking all of the article, but only part of the journal. No
> commercial purpose. No belief that if they did not copy that more
> copies of the work would be sold. The journal issue is probably
> not available anymore. The library doesn't have funds to buy
> more anyway, or to pay the CCC. The students certainly don't.
>
> Comments?

     In most cases true students will have fair use protection if they copy. The library has first sale rights to lend the material for short periods. The problem, I think, if there is one, is the not totally uncommon practice of libraries making copies of journal articles and placing them on reserve, rather than using the the first sale protected copy for this purpose.

                                         BRB

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Louisiana State University
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LSBOYC[_at_]LSUVM.sncc.lsu.edu Received on Thu Nov 05 1998 - 20:30:26 GMT