Compact Copyright
Quick Answers to Common Questions
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
979-8-89255-265-3 (ISBN)
Description
When faculty, students, and colleagues come to you with legal questions and you suddenly find yourself in the thick of a copyright conundrum, you don't need pages of historical background information and long-winded legal explanations - you need answers, fast. Previously included in Choice's Top 75 Titles and Resources for Community College Libraries, this bestselling book gives you just that, succinctly addressing common head-scratchers and scenarios in a way that you will lead you to accurate answers quickly. Ideal for on-the-fly reference, staff training, and LIS instruction, Benson's guide provides excerpts from the law itself alongside tools and suggested additional resources for digging deeper. Compact Copyright
skillfully explains legal principles in plain language for more than 50 of the most common real-life scenarios library workers face;
includes new chapters on cutting-edge developments such as AI, separability, and copyright and data;
provides a primer on contracts and licensing basics, including Creative Commons licensing;
explores key topics like the First Sale doctrine, Fair Use, public domain, making copies for preservation, the TEACH Act, interlibrary loan, sovereign immunity, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA);
offers pointers on access to copyrighted material for patrons with disabilities and other concepts related to accessibility;
discusses select international copyright library issues; and
includes a Fair Use checklist, copyright and film screening best practices, and additional recommended reading and materials.
skillfully explains legal principles in plain language for more than 50 of the most common real-life scenarios library workers face;
includes new chapters on cutting-edge developments such as AI, separability, and copyright and data;
provides a primer on contracts and licensing basics, including Creative Commons licensing;
explores key topics like the First Sale doctrine, Fair Use, public domain, making copies for preservation, the TEACH Act, interlibrary loan, sovereign immunity, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA);
offers pointers on access to copyrighted material for patrons with disabilities and other concepts related to accessibility;
discusses select international copyright library issues; and
includes a Fair Use checklist, copyright and film screening best practices, and additional recommended reading and materials.
More details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-89255-265-3 (9798892552653)
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Person
Sara R. Bensonis the copyright librarian and an associate professor at the University of Illinois Library and an affiliate professor of the School of Information Science, European Union Center, and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois. She also serves as the head of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Delegation to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Formerly a senior policy fellow for the American Library Association, she is currently a member of the Copyright Public Modernization Committee for the Library of Congress.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Copyright Basics
Chapter 2 The First Sale Doctrine
Chapter 3 The Public Domain
Chapter 4 Copyright and Data
Chapter 5 Separability
Chapter 6 Making Preservation Copies
Chapter 7 Interlibrary Loan and Unsupervised Patron Copying
Chapter 8 Access to Copyrighted Material for Patrons with Disabilities
Chapter 9 Face-to-Face Teaching Versus Public Performance Rights
Chapter 10 The TEACH Act
Chapter 11 Noncommercial Performance of Nondramatic Literary or Musical Works
Chapter 12 The Music Modernization Act
Chapter 13 Fair Use
Chapter 14 Controlled Digital Lending
Chapter 15 Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
Chapter 16 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Circumvention Provisions
Chapter 17 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice and Takedown Provisions
Chapter 18 Contracts, Licensing, and Contractual Override
Chapter 19 Creative Commons Licensing
Chapter 20 Copyright Metadata and Rights Statements
Chapter 21 The Implied License Doctrine
Chapter 22 Sovereign Immunity
Chapter 23 Select International Copyright Library Issues
Appendixes
Appendix A Fair Use Checklist
Appendix B Copyright and Film Screening Best Practices
Appendix C Additional Recommended Reading and Materials
Index
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Copyright Basics
Chapter 2 The First Sale Doctrine
Chapter 3 The Public Domain
Chapter 4 Copyright and Data
Chapter 5 Separability
Chapter 6 Making Preservation Copies
Chapter 7 Interlibrary Loan and Unsupervised Patron Copying
Chapter 8 Access to Copyrighted Material for Patrons with Disabilities
Chapter 9 Face-to-Face Teaching Versus Public Performance Rights
Chapter 10 The TEACH Act
Chapter 11 Noncommercial Performance of Nondramatic Literary or Musical Works
Chapter 12 The Music Modernization Act
Chapter 13 Fair Use
Chapter 14 Controlled Digital Lending
Chapter 15 Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
Chapter 16 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Circumvention Provisions
Chapter 17 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice and Takedown Provisions
Chapter 18 Contracts, Licensing, and Contractual Override
Chapter 19 Creative Commons Licensing
Chapter 20 Copyright Metadata and Rights Statements
Chapter 21 The Implied License Doctrine
Chapter 22 Sovereign Immunity
Chapter 23 Select International Copyright Library Issues
Appendixes
Appendix A Fair Use Checklist
Appendix B Copyright and Film Screening Best Practices
Appendix C Additional Recommended Reading and Materials
Index