Re: Library acts resulting in cease and desist letters and litigation

On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Jon R. Cavicchi <jcavicchi[_at_]fplc.edu> wrote:
>
> I am preparing a presentation to the New Hampshire Library Association
> on the topic of copyright and libraries. I wanted to mention Library
> acts which have resulted in cease and desist letters and litigation.
> I have searched legal resources to no avail. I have spoken to other
> law professors to no avail. Do you all have facts to share regarding
> cease and desist letters and litigation with public, school and
> academic libraries as a party?
>
> Many thanks for your consideration.

There was the massive suit, quite a few years back, filed against New York University (I may be wrong about the school involved) by several publishers, including the National Association of Social Workers. As I recall, it was finally settled out of court, but the terms were made public.

If non-USA cases are of any interest, there are a few I can note, though a good many were settled out of court.

Cheers,

Bernard Katz, Head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, Guelph ON Canada N1G 2W1

   and Chair, Ontario Library Association Copyright Task Force bkatz[_at_]uoguelph.ca // (519) 824-4120 X2089 // FAX: (519) 824-6931 Received on Mon Mar 22 1999 - 20:42:47 GMT