But can you even copyright a tweet? I did some research and was unable to come up with a clear answer. There was some academic…
Tag: copyright
Dear Lithuanian scholar who decided that one of my books was a worthy source for your research. However, did you realize that in the citation…
Peter Hirtle’s article regarding an archive having a “permission to publish” policy makes many great points. Possibly the best one is that it could actually…
The law doesn’t set out hard and fast rules about how much copyrighted material one can use without crossing the line between fair use and…
The advent of online file sharing made it easy for anyone to copy and distribute media for free, and many feel—and fear—that 3D printing will…
Are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson still under a legal cloak (or cape, if you will) of copyright law? The Supreme Court may have to solve…
For more than a decade copyright holders and the U.S. Government have been trying to find the silver bullet to beat piracy. This week the…
Our professional ethics and values and the current copyright regime are in conflict. While the American Library Association lobbies for change while supporting the current…
Copyright! Complicated, confusing, and not clear-cut. What does a librarian need to know? Michael Sauers and Laura Johnson, from the Nebraska Library Commission, will present…
Regular readers of this blog know that I post a lot of small snippets from larger articles that I think you should read. To do…