Fair Use under the 1976 Copyright Act: The Legacy of Williams and Wilkins for Librarians.

Billings, Roger D., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ304533

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Publication Date: 1983

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Fair Use under the 1976 Copyright Act: The Legacy of Williams and Wilkins for Librarians.

Billings, Roger D., Jr.

Library Trends, v32 n2 p183-98 Fall 1983

Comments on court cases dealing with copyrighted materials of special interest to librarians highlight Williams and Wilkins case, Sony case dealing with videocopying, computer programs and databases, government and legal materials in public domain, musical works, and four factors of Section 107 (fair use) of 1976 Copyright Law. (109 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Databases, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Government Publications, Legal Problems, Music, Nonprint Media, Reprography, Videotape Recordings

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Copyright Law 1976

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