Copyright compliance
Subtitle: practical steps to stay within the law
By: Paul Pedley
Publisher: Facet
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781856046404
Subjects: Copyright; Droit d'auteur; Bibliothèques; Bibliothéconomie; Propiedad intelectual; Urheberrecht; Upphovsrätt
Description: Copyright is not a subject that most individuals or organizations want to study in depth. They simply wish to be able to copy material in the knowledge that what they are doing is within the law. Library and information professionals must take a particular interest in copyright matters, because they find themselves placed in the difficult position of, on the one hand, being asked by their users to provide access to content, whilst, on the other hand, needing to be mindful of the legal rights of the creators and distributors of intellectual property. Copyright law is extremely complex, and consulting a copy of the legislation is not easy or straightforward, given that the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 has been amended many times over the past two decades.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; 2. Copyright basics; 3. What constitutes infringement, and what are its consequences? 4. What are low, medium and high risk activities, and how can you minimize the risks? 5. Some copyright legal cases and what we can learn from them; 6. Enforcement of intellectual property rights; 7. Dispute resolution; 8. How to ensure that your copying is properly authorized; 9. The copyright clearance process; 10. Practical steps you can take to stay within copyright law; 11. The copyright implications of freedom of information and the re-use of public sector information; 12. Developing a copyright policy.