Happy new year! Although Thanksgiving is the traditional time to count our blessings, I’m more inclined to do so at the turn of a new year, feeling gratitude for the… read more →
Remember the brouhaha after last year’s Super Bowl over Left Shark, Katy Perry’s back-up dancer (dressed as a shark) who seemed to be dancing to his own beat? Not only… read more →
When it began, 2015 looked to be an exciting year, from the professional perspective. I had acquired the quarterly journal Copyright & New Media Law six months earlier and was… read more →
Originally posted as part of the Choose Privacy Week 2015 Blog, sponsored by the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom. Choose Privacy Week is held the first week of May… read more →
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have the opportunity to pay public tribute to a mentor, a role model, or a legend in your field, you’ll appreciate the combination… read more →
In response to my blog posts from Monday and Tuesday this week, I received an email from an academic librarian who said that, although she agrees with me “philosophically,” she… read more →
Guest post by Lesley Ellen Harris, CopyrightLaws.com Fair use is a U.S. principle that applies within the borders of the U.S. Even when works of U.S. origin, such as an… read more →
In honor of Fair Use Week, a blog each day to help you learn more about fair use!The following is an excerpt from “Copyright: What We Don’t Know Does Hurt… read more →
This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the doctrines of fair use under U.S. law and fair dealing under the laws of many other nations. Both provide… read more →
Why it is vitally important to really think about the sources you rely on for copyright information Today, a colleague and dear friend, the director of an academic library, emailed… read more →