EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Copyright

What Can You Do? The Rest of the Copyright Story

drupal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:39:00 -0600

The ARL's Know Your Copy Rights is a multifaceted campus copyright education initiative that accentuates the positive and emphasizes what you can do with copyrighted materials. This effort offers resources, including a unique brochure, specifically created for all campus constituencies with the assistance of nationally recognized copyright educators.

Developing a Campus Copyright Education Program

drupal — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:16:29 -0600

Brigham Young University's Copyright Licensing Office is dedicated to promoting copyright education, securing permissions, and increasing legal compliance. This session will cover several tools developed to accomplish these goals, including a university copyright policy, an online tutorial, a resource manual for faculty, a helpful Web site, and databases to process permissions requests.

Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:26 -0600

Although the knowledge economy should be good news for higher education, colleges and universities now confront a variety of technical, legal, and cultural forces that threaten to relegate them to the periphery, including aggressive copyright laws that inhibit interoperability and the free exchange of information. Fortunately, open source software, mass digitization projects, and the emerging cyberinfrastructure offer an opportunity to redefine the university on a scale not seen since the emergence of the research university.

Comparison of Experiences with Two Innovative Media Programs

drupal — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:27:52 -0500

Yale and Penn State have both pioneered the use of legal alternatives to the distribution of copyrighted media. In January 2004, both initiated commercial services that differ in many ways. This presentation will contrast and compare the services and experiences of these two institutions.

Supporting the Integration of Digital Assets in Learning, Teaching, and Scholarly Communication

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:47:26 -0500

The presentation will describe Cornell University Library's Digital Consulting and Production Services (DCAPS) department, which supports the development of e-scholarship models that draw on the library's expertise working with digital content. DCAPS offers a suite of digital asset management services, including digitization, copyright, metadata, technology support, and e-publishing.

UCITA: Enforceability and Fairness of Negotiated, Shrinkwrap, and Click-Through Licenses

drupal — Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:30:13 -0600

Many IT professionals have ignored or disregarded the fairness and enforceability of "shrinkwrap" or "click-through" licenses for computer software. However, the trend towards legal recognition of those license terms combined with new legislation that will extend those practices to all transactions in computer information in digital form or delivered via the Internet (including online databases, electronic journals, and e-books) is cause for alarm. UCITA (the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act) is a uniform law that is being proposed in all of the states to govern contracts or licenses for digital information; consequently, it is a vehicle that is likely to have dramatic consequences for IT organizations, libraries, and educational institutions. This panel presentation will report on the status of UCITA in the states, outline some of its controversial issues, and suggest strategies for promoting higher education's interests.