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

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

Having looked at things more thoroughly, I would tend to agree. I guess I
keyed in on the word "copies". Many times what folks want to put on reserve
around here are photocopies of documents, which is why I went the direction
that I did. If we're talking physical volumes, legally obtained and owned,
that changes everything.


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From: Ryan.R.Worrell@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:ryanrworrell@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Fri 7/24/2009 12:10 PM
To: digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Multiple copies of play (drama) scripts on Reserve



I'm with Janet.  If you own the copies, the first sale doctrine
probably has you covered (unless there are very unusual circumstances
like these are electronic copies).



On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Croft, Janet B.<jbcroft@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Since you say "multiple copies" I have to assume this is physical reserves,
> not electronic. And if these are all original physical volumes that the
> library or faculty member legally owns, then there's no reason you can't
put
> as many as you want on reserve in as many locations on campus as you want.
> (For example, during a one-campus-one-book program recently, we purchased
and
> placed on reserve about 25 copies of one book. Our textbooks-on-reserve
> program includes multiple copies of the same textbook in multiple
branches.)
>
> Now if you are talking about photocopies of one original item, that's
> different and you get into needing permission.  But why bother with that?
> Students can make their own photocopies of the original, and that's out of
our
> hands.
>
> (It sounds like this professor is expecting students to get together and do
> group readings in different libraries -- hope he's talked to someone about
> group study rooms!)
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: McGill, Jeffrey [mailto:mcgillj@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:16 AM
> To: Melinda Townsel; Harper, Georgia K; digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Multiple copies of play (drama) scripts on Reserve
>
> 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
>
> ________________________________
>
> 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