The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators (Legal Advisor for Librarians, Educators & Information Profes)

The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators (Legal Advisor for Librarians, Educators & Information Profes) Offer Price: USD $125.00 See Latest Price & Discount Author Tomas A. Lipinski Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 2006-02-01 ISBN 1555705324 Publisher:Neal Schuman Pub Editorial Reviews: Book Description Librarians and information professionals have ethical and legal responsibilities not only to their users, but also to the information they make available—including the copyrighted materials they license, loan, digitize, and deliver. Tomas Lipinski, a library educator, licensed attorney, and frequent presenter of copyright workshops, offers this comprehensive guide to copyright liability issues specifically aimed at libraries and information centers. This guide is a librarian’s primer for copyright risk-management. It covers direct, contributory, and vicarious infringement; immunity; damage remission; notice provisions; and more. Current, practical, and authoritative, Lipinski includes discussions of the DMCA, TEACH Act, and other recent legislation as well as sample notices, policies, and audit tools. His coverage of print, non-print, and new technologies (Web sites, distance education, circulating software, e-books etc.), makes this handbook essential for public, academic, and school librarians. Customer Reviews: Review #1: An in-depth and detailed understanding and study of the very intricate process and practice of valid and legal copyright 2006-04-06 The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook For Librarians And Educatorsby Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D. is an in-depth and detailed understanding and study of the very intricate process and practice of valid and legal copyright. Introducing the reader to the nuances and significance of direct infringement and an accurate depiction of copyright infringement with the innovation of modern technology and the practice in whole, The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook For Librarians And Educators explores the decency of copyright workers in a scholarly and acute manner. The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook For Librarians And Educators is very strongly recommended to all professional copyright workers for its precise and definitive presentation of every detailed understanding and perceptive grasp of the copyright business exclusively found within its contents.