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Whose Stuff is it Anyway? Adopting Strategies for US Orphan Works

Hunter, Pia M.

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Title
Whose Stuff is it Anyway? Adopting Strategies for US Orphan Works
Author(s)
Hunter, Pia M.
Contributor(s)
Benson, Sara, R., editor
Issue Date
2019-10-19
Keyword(s)
  • Fair Use
  • Copyright
  • Information Literacy
  • Copyright Literacy
Date of Ingest
2019-11-14T18:13:08Z
Geographic Coverage
United States
Abstract
The US Copyright Office in the Library of Congress defines orphan works as “copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to locate.”1 Libraries and archives seek to preserve orphan works for future generations, but these materials are in a precarious state because they cannot be used legally without the risk of incurring statutory fines for copyright infringement.2 This chapter reviews the history of copyright law in the United States and how the extension of the copyright term created and continues to intensify the orphan works problem. Orphan works legislation can provide an effective solution, but to date, Congressional attempts to pass an orphan works bill have been unsuccessful. Portions of US history and cultural memory are at risk, and the American public must fight to reclaim orphan works and restore their place in American cultural memory.
Publisher
Association of College and Research Libraries
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Book Chapter
Language
en
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