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Article Information:
Title:
The legal problems of document supply by libraries: an international perspective
Author(s):
Harald Mueller
Journal:
Interlending & Document Supply
Year:
2008
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
68 - 73
ISSN:
0264-1615
DOI:
10.1108/02641610810878521
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Acknowledgements:
© Harald Mueller. This paper is a revised and updated version of a paper presented at the 10th Interlending and Document Supply Conference held in Singapore in 2007. It is published here with the kind permission of IFLA and the author.
Document Access:
Abstract:
Purpose – This paper seeks to describe the current copyright environment from an international perspective, particularly as it relates to the supply of document surrogates.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the current situation in Canada, Australia, the UK and in particular the current saga of Subito and publishers in Germany. It addresses licences and copyright law generally and the impact of open access. Two specific court cases in Canada and Germany are described and their implications considered.
Findings – International copyright is complex and publishers are establishing new restrictions on “fair use” provision through the imposition of licences. National and international laws lag behind in clearly addressing “fair use” in the electronic environment.
Originality/value – The paper is one of the very few that addresses the issue of national and international copyright specifically in relation to document supply.
Keywords:
Canada, Copyright law, Germany, Licensing
Article Type:
General review