2017 Special Libraries Association Conference Presentation by Christopher Kenneally - Copyright Clearance Center for "Fair Use in the Digital Age" conference session.
3. Purpose of Copyright
“To promote the
Progress of Science
and useful Arts,
by securing
for limited Times
to Authors and Inventors
the exclusive Right
to their respective
Writings and Discoveries.”
U.S. Constitution,
Article I, Section 8
4. U.S. Copyright Law
• Protects the rights of authors of “original works
of authorship”
• Covers published and unpublished works
• Grants copyright holders exclusive rights
• Protects works created on or after January 1,
1978 until 70 years after the author’s death
5. • Written works
• Images
• Sound recordings
• Software
• Motion films
• Music
• Sculpture
• Dance
• Works that are
not fixed
• Titles, names,
slogans
• Ideas, facts, data
• Lists of contents
or ingredients
• Public domain
Protected by Copyright?
YES NO
6. Public Domain
• Refers to a work that is no longer protected
or never was protected by copyright
• Works in the Public Domain
• Works produced by the U.S. government
− When used in the U.S.
• Copyright lapsed because a work
was published
− Before 1923
− Between 1923 and 1963, and failed to register
or renew copyright registration
− Prior to 1989 and failed to include copyright
notice
• Works gifted to the public domain
8. Fair Use
• A limitation on the requirement that works
protected by copyright cannot be used
without permission
• Defense to a claim of copyright
infringement, not an exception to
copyright compliance
• Attempts to balance rights of copyright
holders with needs of the public
• Determined by the “four factors”
9. Fair Use Factors
Financial or other business
benefit? Transformative?
Factual or creative?
How much of the work?
The heart of the work?
Economic loss
to the copyright holder?
Purpose and character
of the use
Nature of the
copyrighted work
Effect of the use
on the market
Amount and substantiality
of the portion used
10. Other Copyright Concepts
• Digital Content
• Subject to the same protections under copyright as
paper
• Attribution
• Not a substitute for permission
• § 109 First Sale Doctrine
• Physical ownership of a copyrighted work is not the
same as owning the copyright to that work
11. Copyright Infringement
• Unauthorized use of copyrighted material
in a manner that violates the copyright
holder’s exclusive rights
• Cost of infringement
• Monetary damages
• Injunctions
• Criminal liability
12. Infringement Cases
• American Geophysical Union v. Texaco
• Spontaneous photocopying by Texaco researchers
• Seven figure settlement in 1995 and probably millions of
dollars in legal fees
• Lowry’s Reports v. Legg Mason
• Distribution of a newsletter via fax, email and intranet
• $20 million in statutory damages awarded in 2003
• Settled privately in 2005 for estimated $11-12 million
14. Copyright Across Borders
• No defined body of international
copyright laws
• Laws vary by country
• Operates on the basis of
relations between nations
• Berne Convention Principles
− Territoriality
− National treatment
− Minimum protection
15. We need a global infrastructure that
permits simple, global licensing. One that
makes the task of licensing cultural works
legally on the Internet as easy as it is to
obtain such works there illegally.
Francis Gurry
Director General, WIPO
“
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16. • Technology proliferation
• Enabling easy, borderless sharing
• Facilitating infringement
• Licensing services
• Availability and consistency
• Awareness of copyright
• Lopsided public debate
The Perfect Storm?
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17. • United Kingdom
• Hargreaves Review (2011)
• Hooper Review (2012)
• Brexit & “The Great Repeal”
• Australia
• Productivity Commission (2015-2016)
• European Union
Government reviews
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18. • Canada
• Copyright Modernization Act (2012)
• European Union
• China
• Brazil
Legislation
│ 20 June 2017 Berlin, April 201718
19. • European Union
• Hewlett Packard vs. Reprobel
• Vogel vs. VG WORT
• India
• Delhi University vs. OUP et al.
Litigation
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