In our world of fast-paced media, having an understanding of copyright and fair use is very important. Not only do we keep our library collections within copyright regulations, we are a copyright resource for our staff and students. We decided to make a podcast highlighting transformative use. This is an area of fair use that can be challenging for students who write fanfic, or produce other creative works based on the published works of others. Many cases involving transformative use have gone through our legal system. I learned a lot from this studying the details of a few of these cases.
I have listed some resources below that helped inform our podcast.
Resources:
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fair-use-what-transformative.html
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fair-use-the-four-factors.html
https://library.jefferson.edu/librarynews/?p=14249
Hi Cindi, we as aspiring librarians, have such a huge responsibility of setting the example about copyright and fair use practices. I too have learned a lot from the readings. Thank you for sharing the links!
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ReplyDeleteI found your websites to be very helpful and have saved them for my own reference. I love that you podcast focused on transformative use. It can be really difficult for a lot of people to decern where the line should be drawn.