Copyright for Academic Librarians and Professionals

This guide explains copyright law to academic librarians and professionals in higher education environments. It covers copyright fundamentals like fair use, public domain, obtaining permission, and other information, then specific applications of copyright law to the internet, including blogs, podcasts, wikis, and social networking tools; DVDs, video streaming, on demand, and television; computer and gaming software, handheld applications, and mobile technologies; music and audio; multimedia; print works; and distance learning. Each has explanations on fair use, public domain, documentation and licenses, permissions, creation and ownership, violations and penalties, international copyright law, and avoiding copyright problems, along with flow charts for decision making. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)