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Besek, June M. Copyright issues relevant to the
creation of a digital archive: a preliminary assessment. Council on
Library and Information Resources and the Library of Congress, 2003.
http:// www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub112/contents.html
This
overview sponsored by the National Digital Information and
Infrastructure Preservation Project describes the copyright issues
involved in the creation of a non-profit digital archive. The paper
provides basic information about copyright law for developers of
digital archives and suggests areas for future research.
Hirtle, Peter. Digital Preservation and Copyright. Standford University Libraries, 2003 .
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/commentary_and_analysis/2003_11_hirtle.html
An
overview of copyright issues for digital preservation, including fair
use, web archiving and library preservation activities under current
copyright law.
Minow, Mary. Library Digitization Projects and Copyright. LLRX.com, 2002.
http://www.llrx.com/features/digitization.htm
An introduction and overview of the issues related to the digitalization of library materials and copyrights.
Includes a discussion of libraries' rights to conduct preservation activities under Section 108 of the copyright law.
Copyright and Licensing for Digital Preservation (CLDP) (Loughborough University)
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls/disresearch/CLDP/
A project of Loughborough University and funded by the Arts and
Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK, the aim of the Copyright and
Licensing for Digital Preservation (CLDP) research project is to
"investigate whether copyright legislation and licensed access to
digital content threaten the ability of libraries to provide long-term
access to that content and to suggest ways in which the problems can be
overcome."
Copyright (Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI))
http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/392.html
Information on the international legal issues related to digital preservation and licensing of library collections.
United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
Information about current United States copyright law, legislation and
court decisions. This site offers basic overviews of copyright law, and
full text of copyright legislation that impacts digital preservation,
such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA).
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