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…
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(This is a "Page")Copyright Reading Group
The Libraries host a monthly reading group for copyright fans in the library, on campus, and with affiliated organizations. We meet the first Monday of every month, in Room 1638 of the Du Bois Library. Permalink: http://library.umass.edu/copyright-reading-group Upcoming Meetings : Summer of Music! JULY 18, MONDAY (rescheduled from 7/5 Tue), noon – Pre-1972 sound recordings! They’re…
Copyright News from 2012 – Nov. 28, 2012
Copyright News from 2012 Laura Quilter, UMass Amherst Libraries Version 1.1. November 28, 2012 I. Teaching & Libraries Cambridge University Press v. Patton (Georgia State Univ. ereserves) Georgia State University was sued for its ereserves by university presses, bankrolled by CCC. They changed their policy mid-stream, and because the publishers were only seeking an injunction, not…