copyright infringement

Offers school leaders strategies and suggestions for ensuring their school is copyright compliant, explaining how to set up, assess, and regulate compliance procedures.

In 2007, Google launched a massive project to scan millions of books from university library collections. But when it was discovered that over half of the first ten million books Google scanned were still in copyright, authors from around the world joined together to wage a fierce legal battle against the Internet giant, culminating in a courtroom showdown in 2011. This film covers the struggle over intellectual property and access to human knowledge, offering insights into broader debates surrounding data-mining and privacy, downloading and copyright, fair use, freedom and surveillance.

"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--.

Collects twenty-two essays that offer varying perspectives on issues concerning copyright infringement, debating what it is, how it is facilitated, its effects, and if laws against it are effective.

Collects twenty-four essays that offer varying perspectives on issues concerning copyright infringement, debating what it is, how it is facilitated, its effects, and if laws against it are effective.

Presents information on direct, contributory, and vicarious copyright infringement; penalties and immunities for libraries and schools; and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; and provides a compliance audit, sample copyright policies, and other tools.

Explores the issue of internet piracy, how it works, and what individuals and companies are doing to stop it.

Offers students practical advice on how they can find information for reports and projects and explains the correct way for citing different types of sources, including books, images, music, and videos, as well as discussing the importance of following copyright rules and protecting their own creative works.