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Displaying 341 - 350 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Re-printing instructional materials for classroom use | A teacher would like to reprint a student workbook we can no longer find in print. |
Academic Libraries, Copyright, Fair Use, Photocopies, Section 108, Textbooks | |
| Digitizing dramatic and musical works | When it comes to digitizing large theater and music program collections, it is well-established that a library can digitize anything before 192 |
Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Legal Poems, Music | |
| Media transfer/Image rights | We are in the process of transferring old VHS tapes to DVD and then to a secure internet cloud. |
Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Image Rights, VHS | |
| Audiobooks at the library | Amazon.com sells audiobooks. One of the formats is an MP3 CD. The image of an example box says the MP3 is transferable. |
Copyright, E-Books and Audiobooks, Licensing | |
| Public Domain and performance of plays | Is public domain based on the copyright of the work OR is it based on when the author died OR perhaps it is based on something else? |
Copyright, Public Domain | |
| Digitizing and hosting audio recordings containing copyright-protected material | When digitizing radio broadcasts of cultural significance (such as a talk show confronting social issues), must a library, museum, or |
Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Fair Use, Music | |
| Trademark Considerations When Promoting a Conference | A member collaborating on a conference asked for some general legal advice to keep in mind when selecting a name for the event (“branding”). |
Conferences and Events, Copyright, Trademarks and Branding | |
| Sharing supplemental textbook resources | Can a faculty member, who no longer requires students to buy a textbook, duplicate and share (with the students) the supplemental instructional |
Copyright, Fair Use, Textbooks, Photocopies, Academic Libraries | |
| Digitization of Video Recordings Not In Public Domain | We have video recordings of campus speakers that we are interested in digitizing and publishing to an online platform. |
Academic Libraries, Copyright, Digital Access, Digitization and Copyright, Templates | |
| NY Statute CPLR 4509. Library records | Can a library report a crime based on use of library resources while honoring CPLR 4509 (assuring the confidentiality of circulation records)? |
CPLR 4509, Criminal Activity, Policy |