Tagged With: contracts
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Research
Enclosing the public domain: The restriction of public domain books in a digital environment
This journal article reports the results of a survey of six online repositories in New Zealand, using a sample of 100 public domain books, illustrating the variety of access and usage restrictions placed on such works.
Research
Cultural Heritage & New Media: A Future for the Past
This journal article advocates for copyright reform to address outdated and uncertain elements of the law in relation to cultural heritage, new media and copyright exceptions.
Policy & Evidence
The relationship between copyright and contract law
This report was commissioned by SABIP and published as UK Intellectual Property Office Research Paper No. 2010 (04). It considers contract limits, the use of digital rights management, regulations on contracts, and identifies various research gaps, including the lack of evidence around statutory exceptions and their effect on contract negotiations.
Research
After 'Bridgeman': Copyright, Museums, and Public Domain Works of Art
This case comment argues that the Bridgeman v. Corel Corp decision was incorrect: the interpretation of the originality requirement was misjudged in two ways, being both too 'broad' with the sweat of the brow doctrine, and too 'narrow' with the level of creativity required.
Tools & Resources
Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums
This book operates as a set of guidelines for US libraries, archives, and museums working through the complex issues of copyright during the digitization of various materials.
Tools & Resources
Rights & Reproductions
This handbook provides rights and reproductions guidelines and examines responsibilities of cultural heritage institutions in the United States.