Current copyright issues and news
This page will attempt to keep abreast of current issues of interest in
the areas of copyright and intellectual property. Check this page
frequently for current news and issues.
For general links and updates to intellectual property news and law, see
Lawrence Lessig's
News Archives
from Stanford University.
- Copyright Law & You @ UWSP
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Kenneth Crews.
New Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the
TEACH Act. Chicago, American Library Association, 2002.
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The Supreme Court has ruled on
Eldred v. Ashcroft, upholding the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension
Act as constitutional. (a primer on this ruling from The Washington Post
newspaper)
- Available online:
The Digital Dilemma:
Intellectual Property in the Information Age. Committee on
Intellectual Property Rights and the Emerging Information Infrastructure,
the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, the Commission on
Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, and the National
Research Council. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press: 2000.
- The Uniform
Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), from Association of
Research Libraries (ARL).
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University Liability for Student Infringements: "Napster" and Internet
Service Provider Liability Limitations from
University of Texas Crash Course in Copyright.
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Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005
and other current Copyright Legislation from the American Library
Association.
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Legislation related to fair
use and electronic reserve issues.
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