"The Congress shall have power to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8

Academy Copyright Policy

From the Phillips Academy Blue Book, 2004/2005:

"Users will abide by all copyright, trademark, patent, and other laws governing intellectual property. Users must be aware that some material circulating on the Internet is copyrighted and subject to all copyright laws. Materials taken from the Internet must be properly footnoted."

From the Phillips Academy Faculty Handbook, 2004/2005:

"Users will abide by all copyright, trademark, patent, and other laws governing intellectual property. Users must be aware that some material circulating on the Internet is copyrighted and subject to all copyright laws. Phillips Academy abides by all copyright laws; any violation of Phillips Academy policy and U.S. copyright laws may result in disciplinary action and legal prosecution. See section 9.23 of the Faculty Handbook for the "Audio-Visual Center Copyright Guidelines for Instructional Purposes. The law regarding "fair use" of digital and electronic material is evolving. The academy expects faculty and staff to review information on the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library web page so they can understand and comply with copyright restriction."

Copyright In the News

The library will provide links to current articles on the evolving nature of copyright, fair use and intellectual property:

• Data gathered from the Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey in July 2003 shows that 67% of Internet users who download music say that they do not care whether the music they download is copyrighted.
  
• Common property sense - An American lawyer (March 2004) article in which "Stanford Law School professor Lawrence Lessig argues for common sense in limiting the extension of copyright in cyberspace."
  
• The tyranny of copyright - A New York Times Magazine report (1-25-04) on the increasing concerns that "copyright law is curbing our freedoms and making it harder to create anything new."
  
• Copyright clearances: fair use action and apathy - An Online (Sept-Oct 2005) article on recent legal cases pertaining to Fair Use.

Here's a list of some books on copyright available in the OWH library:

• 025.1 H24L Licensing digital content : a practical guide for librarians / Lesley Ellen Harris.
  
• 346.73 F53C The copyright handbook : how to protect and use written works / by Stephen Fishman.
  
• 346.73 G57C- Copyright's highway : from Gutenberg to the celestial jukebox
  
• 346.73 IN8 Intellectual property and the national information infrastructure : a preliminary draft of the report of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Chair.
  
• 346.73 L71D - Digital copyright : protecting intellectual property on the Internet
  
• 346.73 SA49L - The illustrated story of copyright
  
• 346.73 T14C - Commonsense copyright : a guide for educators and librarians
  
• 346.73 V19C - Copyrights and copywrongs : the rise of intellectual property and how it threatens creativity
  
• PROF 346.73 H67CO Copyright in cyberspace : questions and answers for librarians / Gretchen McCord Hoffmann.
  
• PROF 346.73 W56LI The librarian's guide to intellectual property in the digital age : copyrights, patents, and trademarks / Timothy Lee Wherry.

There are also some good Websites with information on Copyright and Fair Use:

Anti-DMCA.org   "Ask yourself: does the United States Consitution consider the rights of corporations to be more important than rights of individuals?"

Copyrightlaws.com Lesley Ellen Harris is a copyright lawyer and consultant.

Recording Industry Association of America   represents record companies "representing 90% of all legitimate sound recordings producted and sold in the United States."

Copyright for Music Librarians which includes an FAQ file, guidelines, and resources.