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Displaying 1 - 10 of 103| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Viewing Physical Media of Live Performances | I recently purchased a copy of a DVD at the request of a professor. I believe that the professor intends to show this film in class. |
Section 110, Copyright, Fair Use, DVDs | |
| Re-leveling Books Using AI | [This question comes from a regional BOCES.] |
Copyright, Derivative Works, AI, Public Domain, Disability | |
| Donated Discards and Copyright | The library has been discussing new ways to handle our discards. |
Donations, Copyright, Intellectual Freedom, First Sale Doctrine, Discards, Controlled Digital Lending | |
| Transferring Copyright After Creator's Death | Many libraries/archives hold unpublished materials whose creators are deceased, but are still protected by copyright since copyright lasts 70 y |
Copyright, Donations, Templates | |
| Using Copyrighted Audio in Online Course | [We got a question from an academic library...] I have a question about using copyrighted materials in my classes. |
Copyright, Fair Use, TEACH Act, Academic Libraries, Streaming | |
| Permission for Appearance of Background Images | Our historical society produced a documentary about the making of a sculpture. |
Historical societies and museums, Image Rights, Copyright, Privacy | |
| Access to High School Yearbooks in Public Library | Our local public library has started a collection of donated yearbooks from the high school. |
Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Image Rights, Privacy, School Districts, Yearbooks | |
| NYS Documentation in the Public Domain | I am of the understanding that NYS departments documentation falls under public domain. Can you provide any insight into this? |
Archives, Copyright, Public Domain, Legal Poems | |
| Copyright for Student Works in Anthologies | Since the 1970s, Villa Maria College has published an annual anthology of student work called Skald ( |
Academic Libraries, Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Student Works | |
| Yearbook Copyright Status | We at [redacted higher ed institution] are considering digitizing our past yearbooks and storing them in an institutional repository which has |
Academic Libraries, Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Image Rights, Yearbooks, Advertising |