[SCC_Active_Members] FW: Copyright recommendations for "orphan" works

[Gust, Kathe]

This may be of interest.  I got it as a result of one of my library
mailing groups.
Kathe
 
 
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During training sessions on Copyright for Digital Materials, the subject
of "orphan" works is frequently a topic of discussion. The Copyright
Office has just released its study of problems related to "orphan works"
-- copyrighted works whose owners may be impossible to identify and
locate: http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/
<http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/> 

The following reports will help to provide some clarification on this
issue which is of immense importance to our community. The primary
conclusion of the report is that  current copyright law may not address
this issue in useful ways.  I recommend that you look over the report. 

 

Full report

http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/orphan-report-full.pdf
<http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/orphan-report-full.pdf> 

 

The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article about the report
in today's issue: http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/02/2006020201t.htm
<http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/02/2006020201t.htm> 

 

Gayle Palmer

Digital & Preservation Services Manager
OCLC Western Service Center
800.342.5956, ext. 4041
palmerg at oclc.org
www.oclc.org/western
 
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