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Oakley, Robert L. – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1991
Discusses issues that deal with the interface of copyright law and online systems. Areas of change needed to maintain the balance between users and creators of electronic information are identified, limits of the Copyright Act are explored, and it is suggested that existing copyright law can be applied to electronic information. (four references)…
Descriptors: Authors, Copyrights, Electronic Publishing, Fair Use (Copyrights)
Peer reviewedSeaman, Scott – Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 1996
Examines sections of the Copyright Act of 1976 in relation to the electronic distribution of reserve readings and fair use in academic libraries. It concludes that copyright dramatically limits the conditions under which fair use may be applied in a simultaneous-user system displaying readings off-site. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Document Delivery, Electronic Text
