Library / Literature & Fiction
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
- Pages
- about 61
- Category
- Literature & Fiction
- Language
- English
- Reading time
- 67 min at 250 wpm
From the opening
The documentary materials collected in this booklet deal with
reproduction of copyrighted works by educators, librarians, and
archivists for a variety of uses, including:
+ Reproduction for teaching in educational institutions at all levels;
and
+ Reproduction by libraries and archives for purposes of study,
research, interlibrary exchanges, and archival preservation.
The documents reprinted here are limited to materials dealing with
reproduction. Under the copyright law, reproduction can take either of
two forms:
+ The making of copies: by photocopying, making micro-form
reproductions, videotaping, or any other method of duplicating
visually-perceptible material; and
+ The making of phonorecords: by duplicating sound recordings, taping
off the air, or any other method of recapturing sounds.
The copyright law also contains various provisions dealing with
importations, performances, and displays of copyrighted works for
educational and other noncommercial purposes, but they are outside the
scope of this booklet. You can obtain a copy of the statute and
information about specific provisions by writing to the Publications
Section, LM-455, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C. 20559-6000.
The documentary materials in this booklet are reprints or excerpts from
six sources:
1. The Copyright Act of October 19, 1976. This is the copyright law of
the United States, effective January 1, 1978 (title 17 of the United
States Code, Public Law 94-553, 90 Stat. 2541).
2. The Senate Report. This is the 1975 report of the Senate Judiciary
Committee on S. 22, the Senate version of the bill that became the
Copyright Act of 1976 (S. Rep. No. 94-473, 94th Cong., 1st Sess.,
November 20 (legislative day November 18,1975)).
3. The House Report. This is the 1976 report of the House of
Representatives Judiciary Committee on the House amendments to the bill
that became the Copyright Act of 1976 (H.R. Rep. No. 94-1476, 94th
Cong., 2d Sess., Sep-tember 3,1976).
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