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U.S. copyright law significantly hinders access to information (essay)
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October 23, 2019
Recent allegations of copyright violations against a professor who shared his own work on his website spark debate about ownership and whether peer reviewers should be paid.
January 24, 2019
A dazzling array of works from 1923 are now available freely to scholars, artists and writers, opening up new possibilities for teaching and publishing.
October 30, 2018
Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes "fair use" of course materials. Does anyone still care about the outcome?
February 20, 2017
Current technology offers unfettered access to good information and good scholarship, but standing in the way is the U.S. copyright law, argues Bryn Geffert.
March 16, 2016
Study looks at the reasons why people pirate scholarly articles from peer-to-peer research sharing communities -- it's more convenience than ideology.
March 26, 2015
Ohio State University faculty members object to a proposed new intellectual property policy they say is too vague and appears to be too broad.
November 20, 2014
At a U.S. House hearing, representatives for publishers and colleges argue over whether federal government should get involved in determining how institutions can use copyrighted works.
October 20, 2014
An appeals court's regrettable decision on copyright fair use makes the rules less clear for professors and campuses and will ultimately harm students and publishers alike, writes Joseph Storch.