Learning Outcomes: 1. Participants will be able to identify websites useful for answering recurring copyright questions. 2. Participants will be able to utilize web-based resources to find copyright status information and assess questions of fair use.
Librarians are frequently called on to answer difficult copyright questions. At work, questions arise about copyright ownership, fair use analysis, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and all kinds of reproduction activities. It is essential that librarians know where to turn to answer these types of questions. On the Internet, there are numerous websites purporting to answer copyright questions. Unfortunately, not all of them are good. This program will demonstrate the best-of-breed online resources needed to answer specific copyright questions. These include sites for determining fair use, researching copyright, licensing, and registration details.