Copyright

Overview

This project will study and document the complex restrictions in the field of music, identify when works may be used with the limits of fair use or other copyright exceptions, and help specify how technology may be used to satisfy the requirements of copyright restrictions or exceptions.

Personnel

• Kenneth D. Crews, Project Investigator [e-mail]
• Kristine R. Brancolini, Project Investigator [e-mail]

Project Planning Documents

• Work Plan(PDF)
• Outline of Copyright Issues (PDF) (12/18/2000)

Working Papers on Copyright Principles

• Variations2 and Fair Use: Copyright, the Digital Music Library, and Possibilities for Application of Fair Use (PDF) (2/8/2005; posted 8/25/2006)
• Copyright Law and the Digital Library: Fair Use and the Digital Music Library (PDF) (6/10/2003)
• Digital Libraries and the Application of Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act (HTML) (12/6/2001)
• Copyright Law for the Digital Library: Framework of Rights and Exceptions (PDF) (9/18/2001)
• The Expiration of Copyright Protection: Executive Summary (PDF) (4/30/2001)
• The Expiration of Copyright Protection: Survey and Analysis of Copyright Law for Identifying the Public Domain (PDF) (4/30/2001)

Case Studies

• A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: Implications for the Digital Music Library (PDF) (9/18/2001)

Variations2 Copyright Law Bibliography

• Copyright Law for the Digital Library: A Web Bibliography (PDF) (1/05/2004)
• Copyright Law for the Digital Library: A Bibliography (PDF) (1/05/2004)

Related Links

• IUPUI Copyright Management Center