Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016 Highlights Balance in Copyright System | Association of Research Libraries® | ARL®

abernard102@gmail.com 2016-03-02

Summary:

"On February 22–26, 136 organizations and numerous individuals participated in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016, an annual celebration of the important—and flexible—doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. This year’s event was organized by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and participants included universities, libraries, library associations, and many other organizations, such as Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, the R Street Institute, Re:Create, and Wikimedia. More than double the number of organizations participated in 2016 compared to 2015. Fifty ARL member libraries contributed this year, producing blog posts, comic books, and other resources, including five videos on fair use and fair dealing. Participants celebrated the essential limitations and exceptions to copyright that fair use and fair dealing provide, allowing the use of copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder under certain circumstances. While fair use and fair dealing are employed on a daily basis, Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week provides a time to promote and discuss the opportunities presented, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines. Each day, new blog posts and resource materials were produced and shared. Daily roundups are available for each day of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week and additional resources are available on the Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week website. Below are some highlights of the materials shared over the course of the week. Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017 will be held February 20–24. Plan to participate! ..."

Link:

http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3905-fair-usefair-dealing-week-2016-highlights-balance-in-copyright-system#.VteLoFMrJAY

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Date tagged:

03/02/2016, 19:57

Date published:

03/02/2016, 14:57