3. Many corporations have partnered with libraries all around the world in an effort to digitalized and make available, thousands of works for the public.
4. Conversely, long term copyright laws keep many of these works unavailable to the public at large.
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7. To many this is outdated but it takes time to modify the law.
12. But there is hope in great part for the organized efforts yielding for instance Fair Use Best Practices statement and the availability of material with Creative Commons licenses.
13. Yet we must never lose track of harsh penalties for infringement.
14. A court can award up to $150,000 for each separate act of willful infringement. You will be also liable if you unknowingly broke the law, but the amount will change.
20. Ideas, processes, methods, and systems described in copyrighted works. If the work is protected, has your educational institution already licensed rights for me to use.
39. There are specific websites for image archives, music performance, play rights, and movies. Remember that if you are part of an educational institution, such as a university you could be covered by their license agreement.