This paper proposes solutions to technical, copyright, and financial problems of downloading (storage in machine-readable form at user's site as result of searches in machine-readable file held on vendor's computer). Challenges of downloading--establishing ground rules, new pricing structure, new sales possibilities--are discussed. Six references…

Collegiate licensing is of interest to the athletic departments who want to bolster their budgets and to university administrators who consider it a vehicle by which "protection" may be provided for the symbols of their schools. Manufacturers of collegiate insignia have been accused of exploitation of university's proprietary rights.…

Various legal methods, such as copyright, trade secret, and patent law, protect proprietary rights in computer software. Users of this software must respect these rights or face infringement lawsuits. (TE)

Photocopying guidelines of the 1976 amendments to the Copyright Act have been further legitimized by a 1982 settlement involving New York University. Important recent developments concerning videotape copyrights include the 1981 guidelines of the House Judiciary Committee and the 1984 United States Supreme Court case, "Sony Corporation v.…

Examines ramifications of legislative recognition of concept of fair use in Copyright Act of 1976 and argues that elimination of fair use doctrine, coupled with increase in technological approaches to reporting of secondary use of copyrighted material, will benefit authors, publishers, and librarians alike. Fifteen references are cited. (EJS)

A discussion of several national laws and international agreements regarding copyright and fair use of broadcast materials recorded off the air. (LS)

A discussion of the development of international agreements for solving the problems of customs duties, quotas, currency controls, license requirements, special taxes and fees for transport of audiovisual material. (HB)

Transferring records to tape in libraries may be infringing on Canada's copyright laws. (PG)

Responds to the Alex Caughran article on copyright law, pointing out the significance of the fair use'' provisions in both the present and proposed laws. See also CS 705 949. (RD)

An increasing demand for facilities to record and transmit material from radio and television sources in educational establishments has led to considerable efforts being made to rationalize the laws of copyright. (EB)

Recent laws and regulations which affect the operation of federal libraries and which have not been previously reported are summarized. (Author/NH)

Discusses report titled "Libraries, Publishers, and Photocopying: Final Report of Surveys Conducted for the United States Copyright Office," by King Research, Inc. Six surveys of library photocopying in general, specific recording by an interlibrary request log, publishers, and library users as they use copying machines are described.…

Internationally, cultural policies are tending toward increased socioeconomic and legal support for creative artists. Austrian cultural policies which encourage art and cultural professional organizations, increased copyright protection, and greater social security for free-lance artists are discussed. (AM)