The University of Texas system has one of the most comprehensive, and readable sites on copyright I've seen. Of course, it's geared toward the academic environment, but they do have a section on electronic reserves and fair use.
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
You might also dig up a copy of
Firm Settles Photocopy Claims, New York Law Journal, Wednesday, 3/10/99
Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae gas agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to
avert litigation over claims that it illegally photocopied materials for
internal use without paying publisher's royalties.
(courtesy of posting to law-lib 3/15/99 by Tom Fleming)
Good luck!
Beth Morey
Assistant Librarian
Long, Aldridge & Norman, LLP
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 527-8425
>>> "Smith, Virginia" <smithv@chaffe.com> 8/3/99 >>>
Hi all,
While I was out yesterday with a sprained ankle, TPTB (the powers that be),
in their infinite wisdom, decided to change our routing policy. They
instructed my assistant to give all routed items to our IS department who
would then scan them in (!) and route them that way.
After I was scraped off the ceiling by my faithful assistant, I began to
search for ammunition to use to shoot down this idea. I have a copy of the
AALL Copyright Committee Report and a couple of other articles, but I'm
having a difficult time finding a definitive answer to the question of
whether or not such scanning of copyrighted works constitutes a violation of
copyright law. ( I, of course, *know* it does...but I need more than that!)
Please give me something I can copy (fair use, I'm sure!) to give to them
for their edification.
BTW, yesterday afternoon my assistant received news that everything had been
routed the old way eventually, because IS had no idea (DUH!) the volume of
routed material.
TIA,
Virginia
Virginia L. Smith
Law Librarian
Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy
2300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70163-2300
Phone: 504-585-7211
Fax: 504-585-7075
Email: smithv@chaffe.com
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