Session 2: Section 108 Issues Other Than Mass Digitization

Transcript of a symposium on copyright law held at Columbia University, in particular, section 108. Discussion was focused on the application of copyright law to libraries and museums

Lawfully surfing the Net: Disabling public library Internet filters to avoid more lawsuits in the United States

As the 1 July 2004 E–rate deadline approaches, many U.S. public libraries are scrambling to understand the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in July 2003. Of paramount importance are disabling policies that must be administered without significant delay. The Court and the FCC have given little guidance on this issue, leaving it to the libraries to establish norms and weather future lawsuits. To minimize the risk of an "as–applied" lawsuit, the safest position is one that minimizes overblocking and maximizes the ease of disabling the filter (or TPM) for adults, and unblocking for children

Filters and the Public Library: A Legal and Policy Analysis

Public libraries in the United States are under a great deal of pressure from community groups and others to "filter" or otherwise supervise Internet access for children. This demand has led a variety of libraries to take different approaches, leading to the American Library Association's recently developed strong policy against filtering mechanisms. In the absence of empirical evidence in a wide variety of libraries on information loss directly as a result of filters, librarians have worked towards compromises of both professional directives and community demands. Libraries and librarians recognize their allegiance to their communities and their profession by developing strategies that meet the concerns of both parents and colleagues, without compromising First Amendment guarantees of free speech

The library's legal answers for meeting rooms and displays

Grounded in the authors' expert guidance, this e-book will give your staff the knowledge they need to keep your library out of messy legal problems

The Library's Legal Answers for Makerspaces

Untangling the knotty legal questions surrounding makerspaces, the authors' straightforward answers will empower libraries to use makerspaces to foster a true sense of community.Intro -- The Library's Legal Answers for Makerspaces -- Contents -- Preface -- Library Liability and Immunity -- Injuries, Makerspaces, and Liability -- Product Liability -- The Library as Provider of Makerspace Equipment -- Intentional Tort (Harm) by a Patron and Library Negligence -- Federal Statutory Protection for Instructions Obtained from Online Sources -- Immunity for Public Employees from Tort Liability Under State Law -- Summary Points -- Notes -- Waivers and Releases -- Notes -- Free Speech and Privacy -- Free Speech and the Law: Basics -- Makerspaces and Free Speech -- Privacy -- Disclosure of Personal Information -- Notes -- Health, Safety, and Disability Access -- Health and Safety -- Disability Access -- Copyright -- Copyright Concepts -- Understanding Infringement -- Copyright Issues in Makerspaces -- Notes -- Trademark -- Trademark: The Basics -- Identifying Trademarks and Trademark Rights -- Infringement and Trademark Issues in Makerspaces -- Notes -- Patents -- Summary Points -- NotesUntangling the knotty legal questions surrounding makerspaces, the authors' straightforward answers will empower libraries to use makerspaces to foster a true sense of community.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries