Re: Notice: Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions

["Harper, Georgia K" <gharper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jacqueline: The following (below the asterisks) is from the Webpage I have
online at http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/l-108f.html, Copyright in the
Library.

It appears to me that your notice conflates the notice requirements for patron
copies (pursuant to Sections 108(d) and (e)) with the notice requirement for
copy machines in the library. The latter does not require a specific form of
notice, and it is not about your making copies for patrons. Thus, it can be a
lot simpler. Here's the Webpage information:

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Section 108(f)(1) lets us off the hook for unsupervised patron use of copying
equipment located in the library so long as the library displays a notice that
making copies may be subject to copyright law. Unlike the form of warning for
patrons who request that the library make a copy for them, the Copyright
Office does not mandate a particular form of notice. Following is a form of
warning that most universities can be comfortable using. Note that it covers
computer copies as well as photocopies. Place it prominently near the
machines.

"Copyright Notice"

    "Copying, displaying and distributing copyrighted works, may infringe the
owner's copyright. The University's policy statement on fair use can help you
determine whether your use of a copyrighted work may be an infringement. Any
use of computer or duplicating facilities by students, faculty or staff for
infringing use of copyrighted works is subject to appropriate disciplinary
action as well as those civil remedies and criminal penalties provided by
federal law."

Georgia

On 9/30/08 10:20 AM, "Jacqueline Ryan" <jryan@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Our library has been displaying the "standard" copyright notice beside our
public copy machines.



NOTICE

Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code)
governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted
material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are
authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these
specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be
"used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research."
If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction
for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright
infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if,
in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of
copyright law



Does anyone know of a shorter version that can be displayed legally?

Thanking you in advance.



Jacqueline Ryan



Access Services Librarian

Curtin Memorial Library

Mount Saint Mary College

330 Powell Ave.

Newburgh, NY 12550

Phone: 845 569-3240

Fax: 845-561-0999

Email: jryan@xxxxxxxx




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Georgia Harper
Scholarly Communications Advisor
University of Texas at Austin Libraries
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