Copyright in Academic Libraries in Digital Environment / By Pushplata Srivastava.

By:

Srivastava, Pushplata

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Ess Ess Publications, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 159 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9788170005469

ISSN:

8170005469

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 346.54 PUS

Contents:

1. Copyright : Historical View 2. Digital Millennium Copyright Act 3. Copyright Act 1957 : A Development Profile 4. Copyright : Duration and Infringement 5. Copyright Office and Copyright Board 6. Universal Copyright Act 7. Internatinal Copyright Act : Its Importance in the Field Of Library and Information Science 8. Intellectual Property Right 9. Importance Of the copyright Act - in the Field Of Publication Of Book and Libraries 10. Conclusions and Suggestions 11. Digital Copyright : A Global Perspective 12. Bibliography

Summary: With the growth in intellectual activity around the world, copyright law has come to play an important role in the world of modern communication. In the digital arena, management of copyright is a new issue. Several actions have been taken by different countries to manage the copyright, but no uniform standard has been set. This book examines the importance of the role of librarians and information professionals in protecting the rights of a copyright holder. Librarians should keep aware of the latest changes in copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to oversee their proper implementation while purchasing documents for their libraries. The internet/websites are violating the DMCA because there is no unique legislation copyright in this digital environment.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library	Non-fiction	346.54 PUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		43598

With the growth in intellectual activity around the world, copyright law has come to play an important role in the world of modern communication. In the digital arena, management of copyright is a new issue. Several actions have been taken by different countries to manage the copyright, but no uniform standard has been set. This book examines the importance of the role of librarians and information professionals in protecting the rights of a copyright holder. Librarians should keep aware of the latest changes in copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to oversee their proper implementation while purchasing documents for their libraries. The internet/websites are violating the DMCA because there is no unique legislation copyright in this digital environment.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.