1. Copyright Q & A Freya Anderson Alaska State Library 907-465-1315

2. I am not a lawyer, and cannot give legal advice.

3. Intellectual Property
Copyright ≠ Trademark ≠ Patent
Trademark can last longer, but must be protected, and is intended to avoid consumer confusion.
Patent lasts a shorter period, and protects inventions and processes in exchange for public disclosure.
Copyright infringement ≠ Plagiarism
Plagiarism is an ethical issue. Copyright is a legal one.

4. Copyright vs. Access Restriction
Licensing
Locking up the public domain
Cultural considerations
Donor relations

5. Look nice Be nice. Be consistent Be fair Be diligent Be honest
Communicate

6. True or False?
Government publications are in the public domain, so I can copy State of Alaska publications at will.

7. State of Alaska Copyright law applies
All permissions must go through the Governor’s Office
Twist: state depository program
Consider: creative commons?
our own publications? I
Commercial licensing
Free licensing (like Creative Commons)
Fair use and permissions
Policies are our friends
Being explicit may avoid misunderstandings and inadvertent mistakes
Registration and notice not required
BUT date and authority info are great
ntent

8. True or False?
Laws can’t be copyrighted, because people need to have access to them to follow them and to defend themselves against charges.

9. Uniform Codes State codes, but not originals
Building codes by reference
Currently under dispute
BUT: Laws are in the public domain.

10. Public Domain – use freely
Most US federal documents
Some state publications (not Alaska)
Publications older than 1923
Some publications newer than 1923
Some unpublished works

11. True or False?
I can copy as many articles as I like as long as it’s for school, because educational use is “fair use.”

12. Fair Use Factors
Purpose: the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
Amount: amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole;
Nature: the nature of the copyrighted work;
Effect: the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
There is some argument over whether a state could be sued over copyright infringement, but other state agencies have been sued. Certainly more likely to be fair use than commercial use would be.

13. Libraries and archives exemptions
Must allow public access
Interlibrary loan
Preservation
CCG
CCC
Digitization
Permissions
Many limits

14. Help! Codes of Best Practices Signs and notices Training ourselves
Teaching our users

15. Copyright signs and notices
When providing copies
Include original copyright notice and date if possible
Include copyright statement
Electronic vs. paper
Available vs. not
Not sure, say so!

16. Training ourselves
Tutorial: Copyright Crash Course, University of Texas
Book and curriculum: Copyright for Librarians, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Book: Complete Copyright, by Carrie Russell
MOOC: Copyright for Educators & Librarians
Group: American Library Association Office of Information Technology Policy, Copyright Advisory Network

17. Teaching our users
Teaching Copyright (K-12), from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Copyright Basics (Academic focus), Cornell University Libraries, Copyright Advisory Services
Media Education Lab: Copyright; Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Media Literacy Education
There are lots of attractive sources for teaching overly strict interpretations of copyright law. Much of the information is good, but evaluate carefully.
Copyright is a balance
Watch for words like: Always, Never, Piracy, Theft

18. Copyright First Responders

19. Free licensing Creative Commons GNU Public License Attribution
Geared toward software
Share alike
Commercial
Public domain
Public domain mark

20. Using cc material Find it: Check which license Search Follow license
Google, Flickr, CC:
Almost all require at least attribution
Serendipity
Look for the logo or CC
What does share alike mean to us?

21. Irrevocable
cc+ to give additional rights

22. Tools
Stanford Univ. Libraries Copyright & Fair Use
Copyright Advisory Network – ALA
Rights search options
Public Domain/Royalty Free Multimedia
Copyright for OWL (and more)

23. International Copyright
Berne Convention
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List of parties
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List of parties for related rights
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24. Questions and feedback welcome!
Freya Anderson Head, Information Services, Alaska State Library or library.alaska.gov lam.alaska.gov/OWLcopyright