In consulting on or creating a Web site designed to use works of art for teaching purposes, it is extremely important to be aware of the differences between seeing an artwork "in the flesh" and in reproduction. Museum educators are highly aware of this disparity and are therefore eager to have students visit museums to experience authentic works…

Descriptions of two methods of photoduplication commonly employed--transfer method (uses plain paper) and direct process method (depends on coated surface paper)--include basic considerations for optimum storage, handling, and care. Color copying and problems associated with xerography are noted. Twelve sources are given. (EJS)

Discusses the impact on copyright owners of technological innovation (cable, subscription and direct broadcast television; photocopying and microform reproduction; computer input, manipulation, retrieval, transmission; and improved means of audio and video recording) and enumerates a number of steps that must be taken if copyright is to survive.…

Only one of the four significant developments of the year, copyright, is not focused on micro-imaging; the other three--the arrival of ultramicrofiche in libraries, and the microform plans of the Government Printing Office and of the Department of Defense--are all micro''. (106 references) (Author)

If the users of the new communications technologies insist on using authors' works without giving some appropriate compensation in return, they will find that sooner or later there will be no authors worth reading and no works worth reproducing. (Author)

A discussion of the advantages of various reproduction machines. (HB)

For more than 150 years, printers have been faithfully reproducing continuous tone originals using halftoning techniques. For about 120 years, printers could only use the AM halftoning technique invented by Henry Talbot. In recent years, the advent of powerful raster image processors and high-resolution output devices has increased the variety of…

Concerns about the threat of new technologies (audiotape and videotape recorders, photocopying machines, microcomputer disk drives) to concept of copyright are discussed, including economically important issues of how payments are made for use and copying, and whether or not owner has any control over circumstances in which copying is done. (EJS)

Considers issues regarding the migration of a system of literature into electronic formats. Highlights include integrity in an information distribution system; digest technology; tracings that permit detection of copied digital objects; verifying sources; digital signature technology and cryptography; electronic publishing; and intellectual…

This essay discusses the advantages and limitations of several publishing media--monochrome microforms, online data transmission, and videodiscs. Points to be considered in making a marketable choice as to whether to reproduce material on microform or videodisc are noted. (EJS)

Briefly outlines the history of microreproduction devices and media, their changing role in library environments, and the activities of librarians as users of micrographic materials. The current state of the art and prospects for the future are also discussed, and a reference list is included. (JL)

The numerous software programs available for easy, low-cost copying raise ethical questions. The problem can be examined from the viewpoints of software users, teachers, authors, vendors, and distributors. Software users might hesitate to purchase or use software which prevents the making of back-up copies for program protection. Teachers in…

Reviews attempts to revise present copyright law to resolve areas of conflict concerning fair use, place of consumer of copyrighted works, and control of misuse of technology. Highlights include the Register's Report and its effect, American Library Association's response, publishing industry recommendations, Copyright Office recommendations, and…

Describes the ways in which technology is changing the Doctrine of Fair Use. Desktop publishing and Internet and Web-based teaching are expected to erode traditional applications of Fair Use for educational purposes. Makes the case that instructors and researchers should assume that there is no Fair Use on the Internet. (SLD)