Explores some of the difficult areas of copyright protection for computer software including legal and illegal copying; values imparted to students if illegal software copies are used; and teacher and administrator responsibility. A suggested school district policy on software copyright is presented. (MBR)

Reprography of musical works as covered by Copyright Law 1976 (section 108) and new law (PL94-553) is discussed. Historical interpretation and exclusion of music and copyright, impact of law on music libraries, and recommendations for revision of law by Music Library Association and Music Publisher's Association of America are highlighted. (EJS)

Discussion of the effects of copyright on microcomputer software highlights the nature of copyright and situations in which the copying of copyrighted software may be permitted. Rights that a purchaser should insist upon when contracting for computer equipment are noted, i.e., right to test hardware and software prior to purchase. (EJS)

Copyright, trademark, libel, privacy, and contract laws are continuing to grow in complexity. In the case of a dispute, the main questions center on the damage done and the motives behind the publication. Four categories discussed include: authorship, ownership, honor, and privacy. (MLW)

Presents excerpts from policy statements of Computer Using Educators, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, and the International Council for Computers in Education on issues relating to educational microcomputer software use. Topics covered include copy protection, illegal copying of software, back-up copies, pricing, multiple machine…

Presents overview of special considerations in developing microcomputer software collections, review of standardized cataloging practices, and discussion of problems of selection and acquisition of software. Policies governing loan procedures for microcomputer software which involve four types of copy protection (patent, trade secret, contract,…

Discusses responsibilities of media specialists and librarians regarding knowledge of copyright developments; copyright owners' rights; Fair Use, which provides educators with limited rights to reproduce copyrighted works; congressional guidelines established to guide Fair Use application; and off-air recording limitations, a particularly…

Reviews recent court decisions on copyright law and videotaping, as well as payment of private school tuition in special education student placement challenges. (MD)

Focus is on those substantive aspects of the act that are of interest to copyright proprietors and/or users of copyrightable works. The new law establishes a single system of statutory protection for all copyrightable works, whether published or unpublished. (LBH)

When discussing plagiarism and cheating these days, college faculty seem to find themselves using the rhetoric of crime and punishment ("It's easier to steal from the Internet") on their students rather than a rhetoric more attuned to their actual mission. A short overview in this paper of the history of plagiarism and the development of the…

Most universities claim to own at least some faculty-created works. This paper explores ownership of faculty-created intellectual property by examining copyright cases that have touched on faculty ownership of their work, the teacher exception to the work-for-hire doctrine and its relationship to academic freedom, and university copyright…

Tenth in a series of articles on the legal protection of music materials. (JB)

The program in documentation, libraries and archives which Unesco proposes to carry out in the next two years is briefly outlined. (Author)