<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast #166: Copyright is boring (?) but important<br>
</b>February 25, 2010<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies that could have an
impact on
public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p>From online resources to local story times, printed and online
materials and
copyright go hand in hand. Is what you're doing a violation? What
about your patrons? Here are some copyright articles that may be of
interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.programminglibrarian.org/library/planning/copyright-tips-for-programming-librarians-using-images-in-programming-materials.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.programminglibrarian.org/library/planning/copyright-tips-for-programming-librarians-using-images-in-programming-materials.html">Copyright
Tips for Programming Librarians: Using Images in Programming Materials</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">In the news...Cryptome, known for
being an online "whistleblower," was taken offline yesterday for
copyright violations. Microsoft has since dropped the copyright
complaint, and the site has been restored. <a
href="http://www.geekosystem.com/cryptome-leaks-microsofts-online-surveillance-guide-ms-demands-takedown/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.geekosystem.com/cryptome-leaks-microsofts-online-surveillance-guide-ms-demands-takedown/">Site
Leaks Microsoft Online Surveillance Guide, MS Demands Takedown Under
Copyright Law</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">And then there's the Google book
settlement...some authors are all for getting their works online, but
others are saying, "No!" <a
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/23/authors-opt-out-google-book-settlement"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/23/authors-opt-out-google-book-settlement">Thousands
of authors opt out of Google book settlement </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">According to their website, "<a
href="http://www.copycense.com/category/copyright" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.copycense.com/category/copyright">Copycense</a>
is an online publication that provides insight, commentary, and
scholarship on copyright, licensing, intellectual property, and digital
media." Check this site out if you're interested in things like DMCA,
public domain works, file sharing/P2P etc.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i>Cool fact:</i></b><br>
<i>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">OPLIN</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Support</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
receives approximately 25 copyright infringement notices a month,
usually from
movie studios indicating that someone has used a bit torrent client to
download
feature films.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable"
style="background: whitesmoke none repeat scroll 0%; width: 90%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" width="90%">
<tbody>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 3.75pt;">
<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public
libraries. You can subscribe to it in a variety of ways, such as:</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong>RSS feed</strong>. You
can receive the <em>OPLIN 4cast</em> via RSS feed by subscribing to
the following URL: <a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?feed=rss2" target="_blank">http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?feed=rss2</a>.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong>Live Bookmark</strong>.
If you're using the <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/" target="_blank">Firefox</a>
web browser, you can go to the <em>4cast</em> website (<a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/" target="_blank">http://www.oplin.org/4cast/</a>)
and click on the orange "radio wave" icon on the right side of the
address bar. In <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/"
target="_blank">Internet Explorer 7</a>, click on the same icon to
view or subscribe to the <em>4cast</em> RSS feed. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong>E-mail</strong>. You can
have the <em>OPLIN 4cast</em> delivered via e-mail (a'la OPLINlist and
OPLINtech) by subscribing to the <em>4cast</em> mailing list at <a
href="http://mail.oplin.org/mailman/listinfo/OPLIN4cast"
target="_blank">http://mail.oplin.org/mailman/listinfo/OPLIN4cast</a>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<pre>--
Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oplin.org">www.oplin.org</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
</body>
</html>