Electrifying Copyright Norms and Making Cyberspace More Like a Book

More than a House of Cards: Developing a Firm Foundation for Streaming Media and Consumer-Licensed Content in the Library

“…As a result, "stewardship of information, which has historically been accomplished via the library's preservation function of archiving, is no longer possible." (Cichoki, 2008, p. 41;Bartow, 2003).…”

Presumption of Noninfringement: Amending the Law on Educational Fair Use

“…This is an argument that privileges publishing over learning. As Bartow (2003) described the situation, "content owners have effectively positioned themselves as the victims of an immoral citizenry that will 'steal' copyrighted works at every opportunity unless the laws and the courts intervene" (p. 16). However, what publishers seem to forget, and what Judge Martin sought to remind them in his dissent in MDS, is that, "The essence of copyright is the promotion of learning-not the enrichment of publishers" (MDS, 1996(MDS, , p. 1395.…”

“…As Silberberg (2001) observed, "Allowing publishers to determine what is fair use provides incentives for them to appropriate greater control while reducing public access" (p. 651). Bartow (2003), putting the matter more succinctly, stated that, "Copyright owners have a profit-maximizing normative view of copyrights best described as 'absolute control'" (p. 16).…”

House of Cards: The Academic Library Media Center in the Era of Streaming Video

“…notes: '[W]hat is' in terms of real space copyright use norms is not making the transition to cyberspace, and will not absent legislative intervention. Instead, copyright owners are using the attributes of digitalization to realize their own normative view of 'what ought to be,' absolute control over copyrighted works that are embodied in electronic formats 26. …”