THE CONFERENCE WAS CALLED TO REVIEW AND REACT TO THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION REPORT, PUBLIC TELEVISION--A PROGRAM FOR ACTION, AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION. THE PARTICIPANTS ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT AND ADDED SOME AMENDMENTS. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON LEGISLATION AFFECTING EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IS GIVEN.…

This review of the literature addresses the issue of the fair use doctrine and its application to off-air taping of news and nonnews programs broadcast by radio and television. Conclusions drawn include: a temporary arrangement has yet to be reached between copyright proprietors and educators wishing to use copyrighted works for nonprofit,…

The author proposes a system using the HUC to identify all information and knowledge which can be reduced to a written, pictorial, oral, or machine readable record. The code designations, which may consist of letters, numerals, and other symbols and which average 12 to 18 characters in length, provide information in 12 fields: type of material,…

This book describes the efforts made between 1815 and 1854 to secure an Anglo-American copyright agreement and indicates the factors that caused such efforts to fail. The book reports the effects that the lack of a copyright agreement had on overall Anglo-American relations and on British and American writers and publishers. Chapters provide…

The Ad Hoc Committee on Copyright Law Revision describes its position in a question and answer format. General questions about the committee and its objectives are followed by a description of the differing needs of copyright holders and educators. Since the committee's primary concern is that educators have adequate access to and use of…

A statement of policy outlines the method to be used by all schools, colleges, and universities that desire to take advantage of a seven-day rerecording privilege to record televised material transmitted by public television stations. The policy has been jointly agreed upon by the Public Broadcasting Service, the Great Plains National…

One year after the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' accession to the Universal Copyright Convention a survey by the National Science Foundation revealed certain trends in U.S.-U.S.S.R. negotiations for their rights to reproduce and translate scientific and technical journals. For some U.S. publishers (Scientific and professional societies,…

The ultimate decision to impose copyright liability on CATV operators must be based on how the public interest can best be served. Two public interests must be balanced. First, the public is interested in the best possible variety and reception of television programing for the greatest number of people. Second, the public is interested in…

A study was made to present the opinions of educational music publishers regarding music educators making single copies of individual parts of purchased arrangements. Some 50 educational music publishers together with 50 band directors and 50 choral directors were surveyed by questionnaire. Based on the data collected, the analyses made, and the…

In response to the commentary generated by the adoption of the Cable Television Report and Order of February 2, 1972, the Federal Communications Commission in this document addresses objections to the original order. The copyright controversy is briefly discussed. Other matters considered are signal carriage rules, access to and use of…

The discussion of copyright law presented here begins with a summary of a few basic aspects of American copyright law. It then goes on to discuss the particular application of this law to educational broadcasting by explaining first copyright law itself and then the historical doctrine of "fair use". "Fair use" is not mentioned in the copyright…

Two briefs presented to the Interdepartmental Committee on Copyright by the Educational Media Association of Canada are summarized in this position paper. The paper briefly re-defines the special interests that have distinctive roles in the social and cultural influences affecting education. It considers the legal framework within which these…

Encyclopedias, subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, indexes, almanacs, directories, handbooks, bibliographies, government documents, and monographs with copyright information are included in this guide to reference sources. It is intended as an introduction to some reference sources on copyright and does not claim to contain all the sources…

The article argues that pending federal legislation extending life of copyrights on written materials and instituting harsh penalties for violations of copyright law will inhibit teachers and others who use such materials for non-profit information dissemination. (CD)

Three parts of the new copyright law are examined, each of which represents a departure from copyright principle: Section 301, Section 201(e), and the compulsory licensing sections, 111, 115, 116, and 118. Implications in view of the expected proliferation of new media for exploiting copyrighted works are discussed. (LBH)