[ccccip] Publishers sue university over publication of classreading materials

[Jessica Reyman]

Great to hear of the interest on this topic. I'll work on putting together a
proposal for an action table, with Jeff and Jim, on the issues.

Ken Crews came to the U of M campus a few years ago for a workshop on
copyright and educational use. He gave a very good talk, and has a
background in both copyright advocacy and law. I would love to hear from him
at the caucus.

Jessica



On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Jeff Galin <Jgalin at fau.edu> wrote:

> Jessica,
>        I would as well.  Our library here has cracked down to the point
> that faculty in English approached the Department chair to ask what could
> be
> done.  I attended a web conference on online reserves and posted a
> specific
> question about them to Ken Crews of IUPUI.  He is probably the best person
> we could get on this issue as he is a librarian and (I think) an attorney
> and runs the Copyright Center at IUPUI.  This issue crosses concerns over
> the disappearance of fair use, another issue that I am working on these
> days.
>
> Cheers,
> jrg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ccccip.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ccccip.org] On
> Behalf Of Jim Porter
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:45 PM
> To: CCCC IP Caucus
> Subject: Re: [ccccip] Publishers sue university over publication of
> classreading materials
>
> Jessica,
>
> I'd be willing to help out with or participate in an action table on
> coursepacks. Although [standard disclaimer to follow] I can't offer any
> special legal expertise in this area, I have been following the topic for
> some time with a great deal of interest. Ideally for this table, or for
> the
> caucus in general, it would be good to have non-composition people on hand
> to lend their perspectives -- copyright lawyers, librarians, campus IP
> administrators, publishers' reps, etc. Being in San Francisco, it ought to
> be easier to find local digital people willing to attend the caucus.
>
> Regards, Jim Porter
>
>
>
> > I'm jumping in late on this, but I just found the time to read this
> > interesting discussion.
> >
> > I've been waiting for something like this, which could lead to some
> > clarification on the fair use issue as it relates to course packets.
> When
> I
> > was a research assistant for the University of Minnesota Libraries'
> > Copyright Information and Education Initiative (an outreach program
> designed
> > to educate the university community on copyright issues), this very
> issue
> of
> > "electronic coursepacks" and how they differ from e-reserves and from
> print
> > coursepacks was a very contentious one. On that campus, there was wide
> > disagreement about what needed permissions - a Copyright Permissions
> Center,
> > of course,  supported permissions for the use of copyrighted articles,
> and
> > the instructional technologists who supported Blackboard did not
> perceive
> > readings posted there as a "coursepack." The disagreement, in large
> part,
> > was based on whether a set of readings was characterized as a coursepack
> or
> > e-reserves (based on various institutionally-determined factors). And
> these
> > definitions often subsequently led to the development of guidelines
> about
> > use and away from case-by-case determinations of fair use.
> >
> > Would anyone would be interested in co-presenting an action table at
> next
> > year's caucus on copyright and electronic "course packets"? It's an
> issue
> of
> > great concern to libraries and, of course, has implications for the
> ongoing
> > fair use debate regarding the use of copyrighted materials for
> education.
> I
> > could share my understanding of how institutionally-defined concepts of
> > "coursepack" and "e-reserves" and "readings lists" posted on Blackboard
> have
> > implications for the debate, if this topic seems of interest.
> >
> > Best,
> > Jessica
> >
> > --
> > Jessica Reyman
> > Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Writing
> > Department of English
> > Northern Illinois University
> > DeKalb, IL 60115
> > Ph: 815-753-6644
> > Email: jreyman at niu.edu
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Charlie Lowe <lowech at gvsu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Here's more coverage. Charles Bailey has an extensive collection of
> >> links on commentary:
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2008/04/17/georgia-state-copyrig
> h
> >> t-infringement-suit-coverage-and-commentary/
> >>
> >> Charlie Lowe wrote:
> >>> FYI: This came through on digital-copyright at lists.umuc.edu. Here is
> the
> >>> link to the complaint which was filed:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>
> http://www.publishers.org/main/PressCenter/documents/GSUlawsuitcomplaint.pdf
> >>>
> >>> Charlie
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