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Established July 2006
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by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Copyright
LibraryThing on the ARL Report
Research Libraries Clobber OCLC Policy is a title, and a descriptive one at that, for LibraryThing’s report of the ARL’s report on the OCLC licensing policy kerfluffle (I keep coming back to this word). It is, however, an interesting read, … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC
Tagged ARL, Dublin, LibraryThing, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Ohio, Tim Spaulding, United States
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Sending OCLC on its way
Sending OCLC on its way is a post by Peter Brantley on his Thoughts and Speculations blog. It focuses on the library world’s reaction to OCLC’s licensing change, and cautions against our overreacting. He is not an apologist for OCLC, … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC, Wiki
Tagged Copyright, Licensing, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Peter Brantley
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Walt Crawford on the Google Books Settlement
The March 2009 issue of Walt Crawford’s Cites & Insights is devoted to a 30 page essay on the Google Books settlement. His is an opinion that spans many of the issues : he is at once a writer, fair … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Google, Libraries, Licensing, Publishing
Tagged Cites & Insights, fair use advocate, Google, Google Book settlement, Google Books, Walt Crawford, writer
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Voice of the Kindle
The impending release of the Kindle 2 wireless reading device has been all over the news this week, accompanied by many reviews and commentaries. One response to a new feature strikes me as extreme, however: “Some publishers and agents expressed … Continue reading
OCLC Announces Review Board Members
OCLC announced the members of the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship yesterday, save for a member yet to be announced from the European National Library: Christopher Cole (FEDLINK): Associate Director for Technical Services, National Agricultural Library Poul … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC
Tagged Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Christopher Cole, Clifford A. Lynch, Elsie Weatherington, Jennifer Younger, Karen Calhoun, Lamar Veatch, OCLC Records Use Policy, Pat French, Poul Erlandsen, Roberta Shaffer, Ted Schwitzner
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Google Book Search – Publisher’s Perspective
A Fire on the Plain is a post by Peter Brantley of the University of California that relates the essence of conversations he has had with several rightsholders who were part of the Google Book Search negotiations. An exerpt: From … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Google, Libraries
Tagged Copyright, e-audio, e-book, Google, Google Book Search, Libraries, Peter Brantley, University of California
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Data Isn’t Copyrightable
Data, Copyrights and Slogans, Oh My! is a post on the Common Knowledge blog discussing the idea that data is not subject to copyright. With the OCLC kerfluffle still echoing about the libibliogosphere, it stands out as a nice, succinct … Continue reading
OCLC Creates Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship
Some big news from OCLC: They are creating a review board to solicit feedback about their licensing policy (and judging from the press release, the entire concept of sharing library data). They are drawing from the OCLC Board of Trustees … Continue reading
Nine Inch Nail’s Creative Commons Success
The Creative Commons blog has a thought-provoking post about CC licensed music. It seems that the latest Nine Inch Nails album, Ghost I-IV, is available under a CC license. This means that you can legally download it from any of … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Amazon.com's MP3 store;, Ghost I;, Libraries, MP3, MP3 store, Music Industry, NIN, Nine Inch Nails, Publishing, RIAA
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OCLC Policy and Federal Libraries
Another installment in the exploration of the effects of OCLC’s licensing policy changes, this one an examination of various Federal Library records by Thingology’s Tim Spaulding.
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, Government, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC
Tagged Federal Library, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Tim Spaulding
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Rational and Well Thought-Out OCLC Response
Over the past few days, I have been gathering my thoughts together in order to post an essay-style overview of the issues surrounding the OCLC records policy changes. As of now, I am going to put those thoughts aside, as … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, Libraries, OCLC
Tagged Copyright, Librarian.net, Licensing, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Open Source, Stefano Mazzocchi
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The Library and the Bazaar
The Library and the Bazaar is an essay by Greer Hauptman that discusses copyright options, libraries, and the freedom to read. Of note is his argument that with greater control being exerted by publishers over access to content (think e-journals) … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged Copyright, e-books;, e-journals, freedom to read, Greer Hauptman, Libraries, Open Access
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More OCLC Comments
The debate about OCLC’s revision of their Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records is heating up. The core issue appears to be the licensing of WorldCat records and the limitations imposed, namely that “data extracted from a WorldCat … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Copyright, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC
Tagged Aaron Swartz, Copyright, Jonathan Rochkind, Karen Calhoun, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Open Library, Roy Tennant, Worldcat
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OCLC WorldCat is the Tiger, not the Lady?
OCLC released their updated Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records yesterday, with implementation scheduled for mid-February. If you see the phrase We are reconsidering some aspects of the policy. More information will be available in the near future. … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged cataloging services, Georgia, Illinois, Licensing, Major, Major League Baseball, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Ohio, Union Catalogs, USD, Worldcat
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Google Book Search Copyright Settlement
Google has reached a settlement with the group of publishers who filed suit in 2005 over the book digitization project. It is a legal document with many elements, and I cannot hope to make an overall evaluation of the agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Fair Use, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged beta product;, Book;, copyright law, electronic books, Fair Use, Fully Participating Library;, Google, Google Book Search Copyright Settlement;, Google Books, Higher Education Institution;, Librarian.net, researcher, United States, United States Congress
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Book Covers and Copyright
I missed this last month, but a post on the LibraryLaw Blog suggests that book jackets may be protected under a clause in the copyright law aimed for advertisements and commentaries. found via LISNews
Posted in Books, Copyright, ILS, Libraries, Web Design
Tagged book covers, copyright law
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Harry Potter and the Unfair Use Lexicon
TeleRead has an excellent post dissecting the recent ruling against the author of the Harry Potter Lexicon. It examines the Fair Use aspects of copyright as they apply to this particular case. via LISNews
Posted in Books, Copyright, News, Publishing
Tagged Author, Copyright, Fair Use, harry potter, harry potter lexicon, Publishing
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Make Your Own Mini Read Poster
There is now a READ Mini Poster creation tool on the American Library Association web site which lets you upload a photo into one of four templates. This is a neat offering, with a couple of caveats: The positioning tool … Continue reading