The U.S. Copyright Office has been asked to act as unofficial arbiter in the photocopy dispute. (PF)

This article contains a call for active participation by all segments of the library and educational community in the Williams and Wilkins controversy and in the effort to achieve appropriate copyright revision. (Author)

Intended to help librarians, administrators, and trustees better understand the ramifications of the new copyright law, Public Law 94-553, this brief document asks and answers some of the basic questions concerning compliance with it. Questions answered include: What is the new copyright law? What are the implications for libraries? What is fair…

Photoreproduction of maps poses many problems. Factors of size, format, color combinations, type size, etc. not clearly understood can lead to poor bibliographic service and financial loss. Only the skills of experienced color photographers can devise the combination of methods to produce the best results. (11 references) (Author/DH)

Provides a brief history of the cataloging of microform reproductions of previously published works and reviews several problems occasioned by the application of AACR2 Chapter 11, which requires a totally new record for microform reproductions. (CHC)

Presents the case for library photocopying. (PF)

Summarizes the testimony of a group of prominent authors before a Congressional committee dealing with copyright revision. (PF)

This pamphlet was prepared by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Authors League to: (1) state their understanding of fair use and library photocopying under Section 107; (2) state their understanding of the library copying privileges granted by Section 108, and the limits it imposes on photocopying by nonprofit libraries; (3)…

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a nonprofit service which provides libraries and organizations needing permission to make copies legally with a simple, centralized mechanism through which to report and to pay for copying after it has been done, with no delay for users. This handbook for libraries and organizations which copy from serials…

Plaintiff Williams & Wilkins Company, a medical publisher, charges that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has infringed plaintiff's copyrights in certain of its medical journals by making unauthorized photocopies of articles from those…

This September 29, 1976, report of the joint Senate-House of Representatives Conference Committee contains the amended text of a proposed new copyright law. An explanation of the specific points of conflict in the House and Senate versions of the bill and the resolutions suggested by the Conference Committee are appended. As reported out of the…

Includes the pertinent sections of the current copyright revision bill. (PF)

How does a recent library school graduate appointed to supervise the photoduplication department in a university library familiarize himself with the duties of the position and with the field of reprography in general? A checklist of twenty areas is offered as a guide to the novice. (7 references) (Author)

The copyright law of the United States is amended in its entirety by this act that takes effect in 1978. Literary works; musical works; dramatic works; pantomimes and choreographic works; pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; motion pictures and other audiovisual works; and sound recordings are included in the subject matter of copyright.…