Summary of December 20 Web-Walkers meeting (UNC-CH)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 12:37:31 -0500
From: Judy Hallman
To: web-walkers at unc.edu
Cc: Laura Gasaway (unclng at email.unc.edu)
Summary of December 20 meeting on Copyright
Presenter: Laura Gasaway
Many thanks to Lolly for the presentation and for corrections to this
summary.
Lolly pointed out that she is director of the law library and a professor
of law at UNC-CH, but that she does not speak for the University.
Direct questions to Susan Ehringhaus' office about the law, University
policy, and the like.
Lolly spoke about existing copyright law.
What is eligible?
Originality and creativity are required.
Fixation -- for example, on paper or disk.
Term of copyright is life of the author plus 50 years (likely increasing
to 70 years soon). For a corporate author, 75 years after publication. For a
group, term is based on the life of the last living author.
Notice of copyright:
Optional since 1988. Though it is not required, it's a good idea to
include a copyright notice to remind people.
The copyright act is technology neutral.
Rights of the copyright holder:
reproduction, distribution, adaptation, performance, display.
Fair Use:
Specifics that are not an infringement of copyright depend on the purpose
and character of use, nature of the copyrighted work, amount, and market
effect. Must be judged on a case-by-case basis.
The Internet and copyright:
Copyright belongs to the author; this includes submissions to lists.
Just because you find something on the Internet doesn't mean it is there
by permission.
Links are pointers; they're fine.
If we put copyrighted information in the Web without permission, we can
be sued personally; the University also might be liable. Clear any questions
with the University Counsel re specific inclusions, etc.
Use the registered trademark symbol (R with cirle around it) to show use
of registered trademarks, such as University mascots and logos.
Companies are getting started that will police copyright on the net.
If a work is copyrighted, seek permission. Keep permission on file. If it
was granted via e-mail, print the message and file it.
Get permission to use UNC-CH campus photos or take your own pictures.
Web sites:
Bleeding edge Internet issues: http://www.benedict.com/webiss.htm#webiss
(Note: that's htm not html)
There is a huge amount in the public domain that may be freely
incorporated into home pages, particularly material with expired copyrights.
See http://www.netgate.net/~bmb/PubDomain.html for a table of when works
pass into public domain.
Federal documents are in the public domain, but state documents may not be
in the public domain.
Infringement is a serious matter.
US Copyright Office: telnet locis.loc.gov
or marvel.loc.gov (this second one didn't work for me; asked for a
login; but locis.loc.gov gets the jobs done)
http://www.directory.net/copyright (Copyright Clearance Center)
Internet discussion groups:
send to cni-copyright at cni.org subscribe cni-copyright your-first-name your-last-name send to listserver at birds.wm.edu [yes, it is listserver, not listserv] subscribe cyberia-l at birds.wm.edu your-first-name your-last-name (includes computer people too)
Attendees:
Deb Aikat, JOMC, daikat at email.unc.edu
Chris Anderson, ADP, cba.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Lea Blanton, Friday Center, lea_blanton at unc.edu
Ivis Bohlen, irbohlen at med.unc.edu
Tom Bowers, JOMC, tom_bowers at unc.edu
Brenda Carney, Friday Center, btc.ce at mhs.unc.edu
Anne Carter, OIT, anne_carter at unc.edu
Frances Coombs, brcrkwmn at nando.net
Kathleen Crook, kathleen_crook at unc.edu
Frank Di Mauro, fadim at med.unc.edu
Lynn Eades, HSL, beades at med.unc.edu
Kathy Edwards, OIT, kathy_edwards at unc.edu
Libby Evans, evans at unc.edu
Marybeth Grinnan, UNC Printing, pdmhg at bullhead.adp.unc.edu
Judy Hallman, OIT, judy_hallman at unc.edu
Chad Kearsley, chad_kearsley at unc.edu
Amy Kreiling, Computer Science, kreiling at cs.unc.edu
Lori McRae, Computer Science, mcrae at cs.unc.edu
Greg O'Rear, ADP, jgo.systems at mhs.unc.edu
Regina Oliver, Alumni Assn., regina_oliver at unc.edu
Anne Parker, anne_parker at unc.edu
Roger Nelsen, Alumni Assoc., roger_nelsen at unc.edu
Cindy Rhine, DCRP, rhino at ils.unc.edu
Wendy Robinson, JOMC, robin001 at mc.duke.edu
Bob Schreiner, bob_schreiner at unc.edu
Ranjeev Singh, JOMC, ranjeev_singh at unc.edu
Cheryl Ward, cheryl_ward at unc.edu
Penny Ward, ORS, crunchy at email.unc.edu
Loren Watterson, CPC, loren_watterson at unc.edu