Gasaway, Laura N. Copyright Questions and Answers for Information Professionals: From the Columns of Against the Grain. Purdue Univ. (Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, & Information Sciences). 2013.298p.

摘要

Gasaway (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Sch. of Law) uses here many of the questions she was asked through her "Copyright Questions and Answers" column at against-the-grain.com. The book begins with a basic primer on copyright. Then each' topical chapter (e.g., Licensing, Performance and Displays, Digitization, etc.) presents a short introduction to the issues involved, followed by related questions and answers. The author includes reference to the applicable section of the copyright law as well as to other laws dealing with the subject. All in all, there are answers to well over 300 questions concerning copyright, fair use, and related issues. The appendix provides a chart to assist in knowing when a book passes into public domain. This is a reference book, enabling the reader to locate the broad category by browsing the table of contents or using the index to narrow in on a particular subject or question. VERDICT A useful, quick reference tool for librarians, whether novice or experienced. While there are lots of books mended.