The digital librarian's legal handbook
by
 
Gathegi, John Ng'ang'a. (FrPBN)16614950

Title
The digital librarian's legal handbook

Author
Gathegi, John Ng'ang'a. (FrPBN)16614950

ISBN
9781555706494

Personal Author
Gathegi, John Ng'ang'a.

Publication Information
New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2012.

Physical Description
xv, 223 p. ; 23 cm.

Series
Legal advisor for librarians, educators & information professionals ; 3

Contents
Introduction to legal issues in digital libraries ; What are the special features of digital libraries and what are some of the legal impacts of those features? ; Who are content owners? ; What rights do content owners have and what are the limitations to those rights? ; How long do the rights last? ; How are rights acquired from owners? ; What should you know about digital media licenses? ; What is infringement and what are the results of infringement? ; What should you be aware of in digital rights management systems? ; What are service providers and what is the service provider safe harbor? ; What are copyright royalties? ; What is proprietary and private information? ; International aspects of copyright ; Appendix 1. Notices of termination of transfers and licenses (Code of federal regulations) ; Appendix 2. Exemption to prohibition against circumvention (Code of federal regulations) ; Appendix 3. Quick-reference compilation of notable points from each chapter ; Appendix 4. Quick-reference compilation of compliance checklists ; Appendix 5. Resources for finding copyright owners and clearances ; Appendix 6. Suggested analyses for hypothetical questions from each chapter.

Subject Term
(FrPBN)13195284 Bibliothèques virtuelles (FrPBN)11931371 -- États-Unis.
 
(FrPBN)13318464 Droit d'auteur (FrPBN)11931371 -- États-Unis (FrPBN)11975688 -- Guides pratiques et mémentos.

Electronic Access
Notice et cote du catalogue de la Bibliothèque nationale de France http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb424938425


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