Although the primary purpose of both copyright and the nets is to
expand the publicly available knowledge base, the way each goes about
expanding the knowledge base can be quite different. To avoid potential
conflicts, net users must understand common misconceptions about what
constitutes work in the public domain and what uses are permitted
(copyright does not necessarily permit users to do the same things with
electronic works as nonelectronic works). Determining if the work is
in the public domain, what exactly the copyright holder has given
permission to do, and how and from whom to ask permission will
reduce copyright conflicts. In addition, understanding that the law is
a political compromise between various points of view, that it is complex
and often can only be interpreted by experts, and that it is only a starting
point for discussion between users and copyright holders will improve
both equitable access for users and equitable compensation for copyright
holders.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
Literary texts in an electronic age: Scholarly implications and library services [papers presented at the 1994 Clinic on Library applications of Data Processing, April 10-12, 1994]
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