[Publib] Copyright Laws Question

[Roger Carswell]

Not a lawyer, usual disclaimer, etc....

But--I believe I do know the answer to both of these questions.

The first is not allowed; the right to copy into a different format is 
retained by the copyright holder, not the buyer of an item.

The second *is* allowed if an unused replacement copy is not available at a 
fair price after a reasonable search; Section 108(c) of the copyright law 
does specifically allow libraries to make a copy for preservation or 
replacement purposes.  The library must own the item being preserved or 
replaced.


At 03:43 PM 2/8/2008 -0500, sgick at accs.net wrote:

>where can I find the laws as they apply to libraries?  it's been suggested 
>that I copy my music cd's and send the copy out for circulation and retain 
>the original (in case the cd is stolen).  another suggestion was to borrow 
>audiobooks on cd's from other libraries to copy a missing or damaged 
>cd.  these sound like great suggestions, but I'd like to have something in 
>writing that supports this type of usage.
>
>thank for your help-
>Sherry Gick
>AV/Reference
>Frankfort Community Public Library
>208 W. Clinton St.
>Frankfort, IN  46041
>765-654-8746
>
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