We have a few things that we plan to talk to you about over the next couple of weeks, but there have just been so many interesting bits of media I’ve been finding lately and I can’t pick one to talk about! So I’m going to post a few links here and give you a [...]
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Recently, I received this email: I like to know about new innovations like this. I’m always on the lookout for resources and tools that will make it easier for staff and students to be copyright compliant. Inevitably, though we will get an email or a phone call from an academic or a student wanting to [...]
In the world of copyright, we are used to seeing lots of eye rolling and “You’re kidding, right?” when we explain some of the more….let’s be diplomatic and say “esoteric” provisions in the Copyright Act but even I was surprised at a court case involving of all things chocolate bunnies. Lindt & Sprüngli have taken [...]
When you work in a copyright related role, the words “in the public domain” can bring you joy or despair depending on when and how that the term is used. When something is ’in the public domain’ it means that the copyright or ownership of intellectual property in that material has either expired or the ownership [...]
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Australian Law Reform Commission Draft Terms of Reference released for comment
on April 12th, 2012 by Astrid Bovell
Last year it was announced that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) would be making an inquiry into the Copyright Act. On the 30 of March this year the Attorney-General released draft Terms of Reference to be made available for public comment. The terms of reference acknowledge that there is a need to focus on [...]
Photocopier Button by Chris Campbell (CC BY-NC 2.0) So, some of you may have heard by now that we’re about to under go a copyright monitoring period from April 30 – 22 July 2012 and may be wondering what on earth that means, so let me break it down for you… What we do You [...]
YouTube is a great source of material and can be a fantastic tool for teaching and interacting with students. But there are a few things that you need to be aware of when using Youtube. 1. Your YouTube clip needs to be legitimate! Using or linking to infringing material is also considered an infringement of [...]
Two articles that caught my eye this week…. How Do You Cite a Tweet in an Academic Paper? (The Atlantic 02/03/12) How much is your face worth? (Daily Life 12/03/12)
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You might remember my posting about the interesting storm that was brewing after Tim Gowers’ blog post about Elsevier, well it did indeed develop, here are a couple of additional articles for you. Tension built and more people protested: The Price of Information (The Economist 04/02/12) Why scientists are boycotting a publisher (The Boston Globe [...]
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(Sort of) Royalty Free Images! – what you should know before you add them to your cart.
on March 1st, 2012 by Astrid Bovell
So recently I’ve been hearing murmurings of how much people love ‘royalty free’ image sites – which is totally fine! I don’t blame you – there are a lot of awesome pictures available there that are really easy to find and can be super useful BUT (and I don’t want to sound like a preacher [...]