Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Tagging on Librarything.com

I searched Librarything.com and found Chu's text for this semester, along with the tags, however, there was not an 'edit' button...unable to add a tag. Would have added 'comprehensive overview'.

The tagging for my copyright topic is very limited to nonexistant so I'm going to list the closest to Digital Millennium Copyright Act to show example for the assignment. Here is one example

Exemptions and Fair Use in Copyright: The Exclusive Rights Tensions in the…
by Leon E. Seltzer

Tags:

INFO(1) law(1) wishlist

Database Search #4

For the last database search, I utilized the 'advanced search' option in LexisNexis to show specific facet first search.

Power search option:

Copyright Act AND Implications AND Library

Results: 61 records

1. 'Shrink-wrapped' licences: can they defeat the copyright laws?
Canberra Times (Australia), November 18, 2002 Monday, 757 words, Carolyn Hough
2. 'Shrink-wrapped' licences: can they defeat the copyright laws?
Canberra Times (Australia), November 18, 2002 Monday, 757 words, Carolyn Hough
3. Library of Congress ruling could unlock phone locking
RCR Wireless News, December 4, 2006, COVER STORY; Pg. 1, 751 words, JEFFREY SILVA
4. Strengthening our book distributors
The Financial Post (Toronto, Canada), February 17, 1992, Monday,, 370 words, Perrin Beatty
5. Webcasters, Media Groups Spar Over Copyright Proposals
Newsbytes, 1080 words, Brian Krebs;Newsbytes
6. Congress Rift Imperils WIPO
Billboard, AUGUST 15, 1998, 1298 words, BY BILL HOLLAND
7. ACLU SUES FIRM OVER ITS FILTERING SOFTWARE
The Boston Globe, July 26, 2002, Friday, 579 words, By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff
8. Unlocking legal action possible, not always desirable
RCR Wireless News, September 3, 2007, UPFRONT; Pg. 08, 565 Words, PHIL CARSON
9. C'right Suits Could Suffer From Lack Of Registration
BILLBOARD, November 18, 2000, 1693 words, BY BILL HOLLAND
10. Passport to a world of information
Canberra Times (Australia), May 16, 2004 Sunday, 526 words
11. Passport to a world of information
Canberra Times (Australia), May 16, 2004 Sunday, 526 words
12. Government gets its Copyright Act together; * ARTISTS' ONLINE RIGHTS
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), July 31, 1998 Friday, NEWS AND FEATURES; Arts; Pg. 13, 406 words, JOYCE MORGAN
13. Govt. Seeks Views On Saving Archive Electronic Publications
Hermes Database, February 11, 1997, 1573 words
14. Britain is set to follow the US in draconian new digital copyright laws
The Times (London), August 21, 2002, Wednesday, Features; Times2; 9, 551 words, David Rowan
15. Justices to Review Copyright Extension
The New York Times, February 20, 2002 Wednesday, Section C; Column 2; Business/Financial Desk; Pg. 1, 895 words, By LINDA GREENHOUSE
16. Education minister's proposal needs a rewrite
The Toronto Star, September 4, 2006 Monday, BUSINESS; Pg. D03, 907 words
17. PPL scathing of "flawed" Gowers Review
Music Week, April 19, 2008, Pg. 3, 581 words
18. PPL scathing of "flawed" Gowers Review
Music Week, April 19, 2008, Pg. 3, 581 words
19. Technology: Inside IT: Kiss goodbye to your DRM-protected Google Video clips: Closure of service leaves a cloud over the future of copy-protected video files and leaves users with unplayable content
The Guardian (London) - Final Edition, August 16, 2007 Thursday, GUARDIAN TECHNOLOGY PAGES; Pg. 6, 657 words, Charles Arthur
20. Public must study patents in new light, says Supachai
Emerging Markets Datafile NATION, January 23, 1998, Friday, 641 words, JEERAWAT NA THALANG
21. Copyright Act Raising Free-Speech Concerns
Billboard, May 26, 2001, COVER STORIES;, 2232 words, BILL HOLLAND
22. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: CRACKDOWN ON COPYCATS; A PROPOSED TIGHTENING UP OF COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION HAS DIVIDED
The Independent (London), November 5, 2003, Wednesday, FEATURES; Pg. 10, 1017 words, CLAIRE NEESHAM Heavy metal: the recording industry welcomes a tough line on counterfeit CDs
23. IDEAS AND TRENDS; COLLEGE 'COPY MILLS' GRIND QUICKLY, SO PUBLISHERS SUE
The New York Times, December 19, 1982, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section 4; Page 18, Column 1; Week in Review Desk, 905 words, By EDWIN McDOWELL
24. Media: When Paddy met Tony: A report of the secret meeting between the PM and ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown led to a row over copyright. Stuart Lockyear on a landmark ruling
The Guardian (London), July 30, 2001, Guardian Media Pages, Pg. 10, 1325 words, Stuart Lockyear
25. Excerpted Written Statements From Work-For-Hire Hearings
BILLBOARD, June 10, 2000, 4409 words

Database Search #3

WorldCat is utilized here to demonstrate Pearl Growing search method.

First search entry in 'Digital Millennium Copyright Act' in Keyword search.

Results: 219 record

1. Book Complete copyright : an everyday guide for librarians /
Author: Russell, Carrie.; Buttler, Dwayne K. Publication: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004
Document: English : Book
Libraries Worldwide: 2142 In your library TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
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I chose to enter the record and will search for more records like this through the citations index

Descriptor: Copyright -- United States.
Librarians -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Copyright -- United States -- Handbooks.
Libraries -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States -- Handbooks.
Intellectual Property -- United States -- Handbooks.
Publishing -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Handbooks.
Droit d'auteur -- États-Unis.
Bibliothécaires -- États-Unis -- Guides, manuels, etc.

I chose: Libraries -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States -- Handbooks. to keep the search relevant to libraries

Resulting in these 4 records:

1. Book Complete copyright : an everyday guide for librarians /
Author: Russell, Carrie.; Buttler, Dwayne K. Publication: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004

2. Book Library security and safety handbook : prevention, policies, and procedures /
Author: Shuman, Bruce A. Publication: Chicago : American Library Association, 1999

3. Book Licensing digital content : a practical guide for librarians /
Author: Harris, Lesley Ellen.
Publication: Chicago : American Library Association, 2002

4. Book Interpreting and negotiating licensing agreements : a guidebook for the library, research, and teaching professions /
Author: Bielefield, Arlene.; Cheeseman, Lawrence.
Publication: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1999

Database Search #2

Second database search utilizes WilsonWeb/LibLit:

Basic search for 'Digital Millennium Copyright Act'

resulting in 121 records.

100% 1

Pike, G. H. Copyright Office to Consider DMCA Exemptions. Information Today v. 26 no. 3 (March 2009) p. 13, 17

I choose one of the topic categories to narrow my search: 'digital rights management'

This category yields 6 records and offers a more manageable volume to browse.

100% 1
Bailey, C. W. Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?. Information Technology and Libraries v. 25 no. 3 (September 2006) p. 116-27, 139

100% 2
Doyle, B. Computer Might Makes Digital Right?. EContent v. 28 no. 4 (April 2005) p. 34

100% 3
Croft, J. B. Legal Solutions in Electronic Reserves and the Electronic Delivery of Interlibrary Loan. Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply v. 14 no. 3 (2004) p. 1-81

100% 4
Croft, J. B. Legal solutions in electronic reserves and the electronic delivery of interlibrary loan. Haworth Information Press, 2004. 84 p.

100% 5
Colleran, E. Desperately Seeking Copyright -- Digital Rights Management: It's Not Just About Security Anymore. Against the Grain v. 15 no. 3 (June 2003) p. 103-4

100% 6
Manafy, M. Playing with elephants [protected digital content]. EContent v. 25 no. 5 (May 2002) p. 5

Database Search #1

My first literature search utilized ERIC/Ebscohost and performing Boolean search for the following:

'Digital Millennium Copyright Act' in Title field

AND

'Implications' in Abstract field

resulting in 1 record:

1.
What Colleges and Universities Need To Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.Citation Only Available . By: Lide, Casey. CAUSE/EFFECT, v22 n1 p13-16 1999. (EJ588028)
Database: ERIC

This item was save to folder.
I then searched simply 'DMCA' in title field to result in 3 more records:

# 1.
The Myth of Technological Neutrality in Copyright and the Rights of Institutional Users: Recent Legal Challenges to the Information Organization as Mediator and the Impact of the DMCA, WIPO, and TEACH.Full Text Available . By: Lipinski, Tomas A.. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v54 n9 p824-35 Jul 2003. (EJ673420)
Database: ERIC

PDF Full Text
# 2.
The Wrinkle in Your Research and Teaching: Copyright, DMCA, Guidelines, and Public Domain.Citation Only Available . By: Alexander, Suann; Baird, Diane. 2003 10 pp. (ED479254)
Full Text from ERIC
Database: ERIC

# 3.
DMCA Section 104 Report: A Report of the Register of Copyrights Pursuant to [Section] 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.Citation Only Available . By: Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Copyright Office.. 2001 1105 pp. (ED469640)
Full Text from ERIC
Database: ERIC

These 3 records were 'added to folder' to result in 4 topic relevant literature articles.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act Summary

The link below is to the actual US Copyright Office Summary, which breaks down the Act and explains the provisions of each section. The information is in PDF form is clean cut and easy to read.

The weblink was found using www.google.com utilizing the word search for 'digital millennium copyright act.' This was the second result listing.

http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

Chart explanation

The Chart showing Duration of Copyright Term/Year Copyright Term Began shows most of the Copyright Laws and thier order of enactment, duration, and timeframe to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The actual chart can be found at the link below:

http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-copyright-law