MORE 'INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY' POSTS
Not only does January 1st mark the beginning of a new calendar year (Happy New Year!!!) but it’s also Public Domain Day. Here are a few resources to learn more and to also learn about some of the authors entering the public domain on Jan. 1, 2012. To take a look at some of the […]
New Collective Licence for International Non-Commercial Document Supply by the British Library
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From the BL News Release: The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) has agreed an extension of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Document Delivery Licence with the British Library that allows the licensed supply of articles to overseas non-commercial end-users via overseas not-for-profit libraries at a special fixed rate. The British Library plans to launch its International […]
From The Hill: The House Judiciary Committee has canceled its scheduled Wednesday morning markup of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). A Judiciary aide said that because the House will not be in session Wednesday, the committee will take up the measure when Congress returns. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said the House […]
New White Paper: "Orphan Works: Definitional Issues"
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
|Title: “Orphan Works: Definitional Issues” Author: David Robert Hansen (University of California, Berkeley – School of Law) Source: Berkeley Digital Library Copyright Project White Paper No. 1 (via SSRN) Abstract: This paper outlines responses to two definitional questions that arise in the context of orphan works: (1) exactly what is the “orphan works” problem?, and […]
Nine questions asked and answered in a Washington Post “WONKBLOG” post by Brad Plumer. UPDATE: The House Judiciary Committee markup session of the SOPA bill is now scheduled to continue on Wednesday (December 21, 2011) at 9 a.m. The news came last evening in a tweet by committee member Darrell Issa (R-CA). See Also: Stop […]
In his latest PW post, Peter Brantley discusses the National Federation for the Blind filing to become a defendant in the Author’s Guild v. HathiTrust lawsuit. He writes: It seems to me that in the AG’s aggressive pursuit of the copyrights of their membership, they have forgotten that rights might have been created for others. […]
The markup is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time today. A live video stream is available via the House Judiciary Committee web site. You’ll also find a copy of the “Manager’s Amendment” offered by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and sponsor of the original bill. Direct to Video Stream Link and Document. You […]
Copyright/Piracy: Full Text of Letter from Library Copyright Alliance in Support of OPEN Act Draft
|ON A RELATED NOTE: SOPA: Judiciary Committee schedules markup of online piracy bill for Thursday (via The Hill) Here’s the full text of a new letter written by ARL’s Brandon Butler (on behalf of the LCA) re: the draft of the OPEN Act (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) that was released last […]
New Podcast: "Copyright & Commerce: Orphan Works & Fair Use in a Digital Age"
Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Podcasts, Preservation
|A new Beyond the Book podcast (#265) from the Copyright Clearance Center. Here’s the Blurb From the BTB Web Page: From the perspective of copyright, 2011 has been a year like so many others in the Digital Age. Suits and counter-suits over copyrighted text, music, film and video continue to fly in and out of […]
Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, at ARL talks SOPA with CNN’s Brian Todd. Direct to Video Interview (via ARL Policy) Congrats and Kudos Brandon! See Also: Copyright/Piracy: Wyden, Issa Release Alternate Anti-Piracy Bill, But Hollywood’s Not Biting (December 8, 2011)