RE: Multiple copies of play (drama) scripts on Reserve

["McGill, Jeffrey" <mcgillj@xxxxxxxx>]

Melissa,

I am curious about this as well...

I am with you on obtaining permission for using the piece for more than one
semester, but can you even put an entire play script on reserve and call it
"fair use"? That's not the same as an article from a magazine, which would be
considered a portion of a work. The script is the entire work.

I will be waiting to hear answers on this too.

Jeff McGill
Media Coordinator
C.G. O'Kelly Library
Winston-Salem State University

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From: Melinda Townsel [mailto:mtownsel@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Fri 7/24/2009 9:43 AM
To: 'Harper, Georgia K'; digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Multiple copies of play (drama) scripts on Reserve



Hi Georgia,

You've always answered my questions before.  I hope you don't mind helping
me again.  I posted this question to digital-copyright but didn't get an
answer.

An instructor wants to place multiple copies of play (drama) scripts on
reserve and wants to place all scripts on reserve prior to the beginning of
the fall semester and keep them on reserve until the end of the spring
semester. He would also like to place multiple copies of the scripts on
Reserve at different campus locations.

I think he needs to obtain copyright permission to place to put a one copy
on Reserve form more than a semester.  I don't think Fair Use covers
multiple copies at different locations. Do you?

I am copying the list just in case someone will reply.

Thanks in advance,

Melinda