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eSchool News (2009) Feds want Google to rewrite book deal eSchool News, Sept 21 The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge on Sept. 18 that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books threatens to thwart competition and drive up prices unless it’s revised. The Justice Department also [...] Kolowich, S. (2009) Speak now or forever hold your copyrights Inside Higher Education, Sept 4 Like many other authors, I have been grappling with how to respond to the proposed ‘Google settlement’. The Kolowich article provides a good discussion of some of the issues. For an even more comprehensive discussion, go to the Public Index web [...] Westcott, G. (2009) ‘Googleopoly’ The Globe and Mail, Feb 21 This is an excellent article by a Toronto lawyer and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Copyright Institute, about the implications of the Google Settlement regarding their right to copy and distribute published books. Anyone who has published, or intends to publish, needs to read this article. Quotes: ‘The settlement [...] Lederman, D. (2008) Pushing the Envelope on Copyright Exemptions Inside Higher Education, Dec 14 An interesting article on requested exemptions to US copyright law that would allow professors to use clips from DVDs in programs other than film and media studies. Note that this article is specific to US copyright law – exemptions may be different [...] Davis, M. (2008) Fair Use Ain’t What You Think It Is: Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Classroom This is an excellent, very clear summary of U.S. copyright law, particularly as it is applied to digital media used in education. It should be noted though that copyright law [...] |
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