OR The Reports of CDL’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated by Kyle K. Courtney *The opinions and scholarship communicated on this website are my own, expressed in my personal capacity. I am a co-author of A White Paper on Controlled Digital Lending of Library Books. I am not as the Publishers…
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COVID-19, Copyright, & Library Superpowers (Part III)
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Copyright and Face-to-Face TEACH-ing in a COVID-19 World by Brandon Butler, Kyle K. Courtney, and Tucker Taylor *The opinions expressed on this website are the co-authors’ own, expressed in their personal capacity. If this were legal advice, it would come with a bill.* ===== If you work…
Of Shipwrecks, Sovereign Immunity, Pirates, and Copyright
Up for a little break from COVID-19 and copyright? Well, for this post, at least a break from the COVID-19 part. SCOTUS issued an opinion today on the “Case of Blackbeard’s Law!” (it is actually called Allen v. Cooper (18-877)). This decision is important in the copyright world, but especially…
COVID-19, Copyright, and Library Superpowers Part II
Exigent Circumstances and §108 or Don’t Stop Doc Del’ing (sung to the tune of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”) ♫Giving copyright a whirl, ♪ ♪Livin’ in a COVID world ♬ ♫Skipped the midnight train and goin’ nowhere…. ♬ *CHORUS* ♪Don’t stop doc del’ing♫ ♫Fulfill what you’re receiving♪ ♪Serving all people ♫♪…
COVID-19, Copyright, & Library Superpowers (Part I)
Fair Use and Exigent Circumstances *The opinions and scholarship communicated on this website are the author’s own, expressed in his personal capacity.* If you work in any of the higher ed institutions that are preparing to move online – maybe your copyright world has exploded in a range of questions…
Copyright, Licensing, and the Publishers: Four MOOC Syllabus Strategies
In the traditional educational system, the library often serves as the place for course reserves or materials provided to students for their independent use in conjunction with the course. Sometimes these are in print; more recently they are available electronically through content management systems. When we move a course to…