Tennessee legislation introduced for pre-1972 sound recordings (Jan. 31, 2014) – HB 2187 / SB 2187 was introduced in Tennessee to provide state-level copyright protection for pre-1972 sound recordings, which are not copyrighted under US federal law. A smattering of states clearly apply copyright-like protections for pre-1972 sound recordings, but the legal status is currently a…Continue Reading Tennessee legislation introduced for pre-1972 sound recordings
Copyright Hearings in Congress January 2014
You may have heard that Congress is holding copyright hearings. This is all part of a planned “comprehensive” review of copyright, likely to take place over several years, with the intent of eventually passing “the Next Great Copyright Act”. So far all the hearings are happening in the House of Representatives, and none scheduled…Continue Reading Copyright Hearings in Congress January 2014
copyright hearing
… and, today’s testimony illustrates why the Section 108 study group was so ineffective. #fairuse #copyright…Continue Reading copyright hearing
Swatch v. Bloomberg (2d Cir. Jan. 27, 2014)
Swatch v. Bloomberg (Jan. 27, 2014) – Decision from the Second Circuit in Swatch v. Bloomberg, affirming fair use….Continue Reading Swatch v. Bloomberg (2d Cir. Jan. 27, 2014)
Shel Silverstein copyright
Another example of #copyright hindering scholarship. #ShelSilverstein http://www.ipbrief.net/2014/01/17/where-the-copyright-protection-ends-the-plight-of-shel-silversteins-biographer/…Continue Reading Shel Silverstein copyright
Open Access Added to 2014 Omnibus Appropriations
Open access added to 2014 Omnibus Appropriations (Jan. 16, 2014) – Following on the White House/OSTP Open Access Directive, the appropriations bill passed in January 2014 included funding for open access for the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health & Human Services. Read more at the Association of Research Libraries’ SPARC and the Electronic Frontier…Continue Reading Open Access Added to 2014 Omnibus Appropriations
Opening the Door on International Copyright Secrecy
I’m guest blogging on the topic of the Trans-Pacific Partnership at ALA Washington Office’s “District Dispatch” blog for Copyright Week….Continue Reading Opening the Door on International Copyright Secrecy
Copyright Education for Students – BLC webcast
Copyright Education for Students – Jan. 15, 2014, 3-4pm. Du Bois Library, Room 2601. Boston Library Consortium webcast….Continue Reading Copyright Education for Students – BLC webcast
Copyright Update – January 2014
Hope everyone is having a great winter break. Nothing enlivens a dull vacation or SNOW DAY more than COPYRIGHT NEWS (am I right?), so here’s a few news bites for you: January 1 was Public Domain Day : Contrary to popular opinion, some things do enter the public domain here in the US — it’s just…Continue Reading Copyright Update – January 2014
Public Domain Day, 2014
Public Domain Day is tomorrow, Jan 1, 2014 http://www.publicdomainday.org/ … and then there’s what’s NOT entering : http://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2014/pre-1976 ……Continue Reading Public Domain Day, 2014