Category: fair use
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The inherent dangers of digitized collections have been massively over-hyped
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). The views…
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The Multiple Copy Argument – Some thoughts on #fairuse and Authors Guild v. Hathitrust (pt4)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). The views…
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Trove and the Australian National Library’s risk management approach to orphan works
On Tuesday I posted The Authors Guild, orphan works and civil rights? (Authors Guild v Hathitrust pt. 3) in which I addressed the arguments made by on behalf of the plaintiffs on appeal in Authors…
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The Authors Guild, orphan works and civil rights? (Authors Guild v Hathitrust pt. 3)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). Although I…
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Not everything is the same as everything else – Authors Guild v Hathitrust (pt. 2)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief…
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The digital humanities is alive and well in South Bend, Indiana
I will be at Notre Dame on Friday, April 12, to give a lunchtime talk to the Working Group on Computational Methods in the Humanities and Sciences on copyright, text analysis, and the legal…
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The Imaginary Conflict Between Fair Use and International Copyright Law
Introduction Fair use opponents and skeptics often question whether an open standard that relies on judicial application is compatible with international treaty obligations. In my view, outside the European Union, there is…
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Ariel Katz, Fair Use 2.0: The Rebirth Of Fair Dealing In Canada (Draft, Jan. 24, 2013) In previous work I have highlighted the English origins of the modern fair use doctrine in…
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Embracing the Digital Economy – the 2013 Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum
The Australian Digital Alliance will hold its 2013 annual copyright forum, ‘Embracing the Digital Economy: creative copyright for a creative nation’. The forum will considers how Australia’s copyright framework fits in with…
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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest #gcongress
The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest is part of an attempt to define a positive agenda for policy reform in IP by building a global network of scholars…