This document comprises a copy of a bill (S. 1270) and transcripts of hearings held in the U.S. Senate to amend Title 17, United States Code, regarding the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (CRT). An opening statement by Senator Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, the text of comments and materials submitted by R.E. Turner of the Turner Broadcasting System,…

The purpose of this manual is to enable authors of educational materials to plan, organize, and prepare materials in a format that is accurate and clear and that requires a minimum of rewriting and editing before publication. The following topics are discussed: the use of reference and copyrighted materials; the use of illustrations; the…

School principals are informed of their responsibilities concerning the Copyright Law of 1976 in this brief leaflet. The leaflet begins with a short explanation of the law and of the guidelines developed after the law was enacted. The guidelines have direct implications for the classroom teacher. An outline of the more important concerns, with…

The report tabulates and analyzes responses to two questionnaires returned by 531 (out of 1672) profit and non-profit publishers of 974 (out of 2552) United States scholarly and research journals. Certain categories of periodicals were excluded because they were not believed to ordinarily contain communications useful for scholarly purposes, or…

This report begins with a general discussion of copyright and computer ust that gives background information upon which the findings of the National Academy of Sciences panel are based. The panel concluded that: (1) computer information processing is of growing importance and involves dealing with copyrightable material, (2) the copyright revision…

This pamphlet, written from the point of view of the scholar rather than the librarian, was compiled to help scholars who are inexperienced in the use of manuscripts to overcome the difficulties they face in consulting and using manuscripts for their research. Topics discussed include: locating manuscripts, research from a distance, visiting a…

The first meeting of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) established some basic premises and procedures. Commissioners representing various interests concerned with copyright legislation (librarians, publishers, consumers and lawyers) discussed the responsibility of the Commission to review copyright…

This text of Senate Bill 1361, placed before the 93rd session of the United States Congress, proposes a number of revisions in the federal copyright law. The bill defines the terminology of copyright and stipulates exclusive rights in copyrighted works, including print materials; sound recordings; pictoral, graphic, and scuptural works; and…

After the 14th UNESCO General Conference approved a book development program, meetings were held in the developing world between 1966 and 1972 to find ways to promote book distribution and production. A result of these studies was this book, which includes: (1) discussion on book hunger, production, future trends, distribution, copyright, and…

At the 17th General Conference the UNESCO Member States decided unanimously to promote worldwide action in favor of books and reading by maintaining the impetus of the International Book Year 1972. They adopted the four themes of the book year as long term objectives and set out suggestions for action for each of the themes, which are: (1) books…

This report contains the formal documents leading to the inclusion on the provisional agenda of UNESCO's 1972 General Conference of a discussion considering the desirability of adopting an instrument for the protection of translators. Included in the document is the "Preliminary Study of the Technical and Legal Aspects of Copyright Protection for…

Discusses recent developments in Congressional legislation pertaining to science and technology, particularly in relation to the chemical industry. (MLH)

Recognizing that the new copyright law will come into effect during an era of accelerating technological advancements in communications, Congress left certain issues open. Discussed are copyright protection for works of the U.S. government, performing rights in sound recordings, computer uses of copyrighted works, reproduction and distribution by…

Discusses issues and developments during 1977 in photocopying--laws and effects; micropublishing--major publishers and personnel changes; micrographic equipment and processes; microfilm application with descriptions of several types; and publications, research, and professional activities. A bibliography is included. (MBR)