Legal Issues for Information Professionals: Some Recent Developments.

Oppenheim, Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ434741

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Legal Issues for Information Professionals: Some Recent Developments.

Oppenheim, Charles

Information Services and Use, v11 n1-2 p73-85 1991

Reviews recent developments in three areas of law which, one way or the other, have an impact on information professionals: copyright, data protection, and liability. This discussion focuses on recent developments that are likely to be of significance to information professionals, including those emanating from the Commission of the European Communities. (19 references) (Author/MAB)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Fair Use (Copyrights), Information Scientists, Information Transfer, Intellectual Property, Laws, Legal Responsibility, Reprography

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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