fair dealing week 2021

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March 5, 2021

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Reminds Us That Fair Use Is a Right

Last week more than 50 universities, associations, and organizations celebrated the eighth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, a celebration of these critical copyright doctrines that foster scholarship and creativity. Fair use in the US and fair dealing in Canada allow the public to lawfully use copyrighted materials without asking for permission. Described by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a built-in accommodation to the First Amendment, fair use provides a balance of rights between creators and users that is critical to the constitutional purpose of copyright: to promote the progress of science and useful arts. We celebrated each day of Fair Use Week with virtual activities, new resources, and insights and expertise to empower libraries, teachers, educators, and the public about the right of fair use. Three new projects launched during Fair Use Week, which we are excited to showcase here.

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March 1, 2021

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 5 Roundup

Last week was Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.

Check out all the great posts from the final day—Day 5—of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021! Don’t see yours? Email kaylyn@arl.org to get it added! You can view previous roundups here.

Blog Posts/News

“Creation Is Not a Closed Book Exam: Developing the Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources,” Will Cross and Meredith Jacob, Copyright at Harvard Library blog

“Fair Dealing Week 2021: Beyond Fair Dealing,” Lachlan MacLeod, Dalhousie University Libraries’ The Libvine blog

“Fair Use Week 2021: A Case from South Florida,” Kristy Padron, Florida Atlantic University Libraries

Events

“Applying Fair Use in the Classroom,” hosted by University of Arkansas University Libraries

“Copyright for Internet Creators Town Hall,” hosted by Electronic Frontier Foundation

“Fair Use Week Office Hours,” hosted by University of Houston Libraries

Resources

“Copyright Toolkit,” University of Nebraska Kearney Calvin T. Ryan Library

“Debunking the Fair Use vs. Fair Dealing Myth: Have We Had Fair Use All Along?,” Ariel Katz, The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

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February 26, 2021

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 4 Roundup

This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.

Check out all the great posts from Day 4 of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021! Don’t see yours? Email kaylyn@arl.org to get it added! You can view previous roundups here.

Blog Posts/News

“Fair Dealing Week 2021: Fair Dealing and Students,” Lachlan MacLeod, Dalhousie University Libraries’ The Libvine blog

“Fair Use in the Real World,” Mariah Lewis and Laura Childs, Fordham Library News blog

“Fair Use Week 2021,” Donna Stewart, Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library

“Rebekah Modrak on Teaching Studio Art with Fair Use,” Center for Media and Social Impact Blog

Events

“Fair Use Week Gameshow,” University of Illinois Library

“Implementing the CARL Copyright OER for University Instructors and Staff on Campus,” webinar hosted by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries

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February 25, 2021

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Promotes Creativity

We started the week sharing the ways that we’re all fair users now, and as #fairuseweek nears its end, we now look to the future. ARL’s Action Plan prioritizes digital rights, which to us means working toward barrier-free access to information. Barriers to internet access can be physical or economic, such as lacking broadband at home when schools and libraries are closed. Bad public policy can be another barrier, and that’s why this year, we are focused on protecting the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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February 25, 2021

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 3 Roundup

This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.

Check out all the great posts from Day 3 of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021! Don’t see yours? Email kaylyn@arl.org to get it added! You can view previous roundups here.

Blog Posts/News

“A Sample of Fair Use,” Sandra Aya Enimil, Copyright at Harvard Library blog

“ACRL Books Celebrating Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week,” Erin Nevius, ACRL Insider

“Fair Dealing Week 2021,” Kirsten Thompson, Teaching in a Fishbowl blog

“Fair Dealing Week 2021: Faculty and Fair Dealing,” Lachlan MacLeod, Dalhousie University Libraries’ The Libvine blog

“Fair Use and Dr. Seuss,” Christine E. Weller, Penn Libraries

“Open Educational Resources Makers Get a Code of Best Practices in Fair Use,” Center for Media and Social Impact Blog

“Quiz: How Much Do You Know about the Fair Use Doctrine?,” University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries

“The Heart of Copyright Policy: Fair Dealing, an Indian Perspective,” Akshat Agrawal, Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week website

“Virtual Escape Room—Fair Dealing Week Edition,” University of New Brunswick Libraries

“You Be the Fair Use Judge Today: Visual Arts,” Center for Media and Social Impact Blog

Events

“Copyright 101,” a free live course presented by Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS in their new pilot Virtual Copyright Education Center

“Fair Use in the Time of COVID-19,” webinar hosted by UCLA library

“Foundations of OER,” first of three Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) webcasts on open educational resources scheduled through mid-March

“Next Steps for Fair Dealing Advocacy,” panel discussion with Brenda Austin-Smith, Eli MacLaren, and Mark McCutcheon, hosted by University of Alberta

“The Basics of Copyright,” workshop providing an a overview of copyright legislation, fair use, and licensing, hosted by University of Arkansas University Libraries

Resources

“Fair Use,” Bentley University Library Research Guides

“Future Thinking: ASERL’s Resource Guide to Controlled Digital Lending for Research Libraries,” Association of Southeastern Research Libraries

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February 24, 2021

Online Copyright Education Offered by Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS

In early February, Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS launched the Virtual Copyright Education Center (VCEC) pilot project. With a stellar faculty drawn from experts in research libraries and museums, “the project will introduce new classes to enable cultural heritage professionals to move beyond a basic understanding of copyright. The project also includes business planning to develop a sustainable service model to enable continued training.”

Even with noticeable growth in the number of scholarly communications positions within the ARL community in the past decade, such positions—advising on issues like open access and copyright—are still less than 2 percent of the professional workforce within ARL. This project will help scale and level up highly specialized knowledge of copyright across research libraries. Librarians work with students and faculty to better understand copyright exemptions like the fair use doctrine that enable their research, teaching, and learning. Librarians will also help prepare campus communities for understanding challenges that might come through the new Copyright Claims Board via the CASE Act.

ARL welcomes this new educational initiative, with its first course, Copyright 101, launching for free during Fair Use Week 2021.

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February 24, 2021

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 2 Roundup

This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.

Check out all the great posts from Day 2 of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021! Don’t see yours? Email kaylyn@arl.org to get it added! You can view previous roundups here.

Blog Posts/News

“Apple v. Corellium: Some Early Takeaways for Software Fair Use,” Brandon Butler, Copyright at Harvard Library blog

“Copyright Is Complicated, Your Library Can Help,” Red River College Library

“Do Communication Scholars Need Fair Use?,” Aram Sinnreich, Center for Media and Social Impact Blog

“Fair Dealing Week 2021: Fair Dealing–Myths and Facts,” Lachlan MacLeod, Dalhousie University Libraries’ The Libvine blog

“Fair Dealing Week 2021: What Is Fair Dealing?,” Lachlan MacLeod, Dalhousie University Libraries’ The Libvine blog

“Fair Use Best Practices for Open Education Resources Endorsed by ARL,” Cynthia Hudson-Vitale, ARL Views blog

“ ‘Fair Use’ Is Your Best Friend!,” Michael Ladisch, UC Davis Library

“Fair Use Week 2021: Resource Roundup,” Authors Alliance

“Imagine,” Meera Nair, Fair Duty blog

Events

“All about Fair Use,” webinar with Christine Fruin on the fair use statute and how case law from the last 30 years has both confused and clarified its application for libraries, hosted by Atla

“Copyright and Fair Dealing: Lessons Learned in COVID-19 Quarantine,” presentation by Carys J. Craig, hosted by University of Alberta

“Fair Dealing and Education:  Access Copyright v. York University,” presentation by Pascale Chapdelaine, hosted by University of Alberta

“Fair Dealing Week: Copyright and Education, 2021 Update,” panel discussion with Julia Shin Doi, Carol Shepstone, and Ann Ludbrook, hosted by Ryerson University Library

“Fair Use in Higher Education: A Conversation with Kyle Courtney,” lecture cosponsored by Longwood University Intellectual Property Committee and Greenwood Library

“Fair Use: Using Copyrighted Materials in Research and Teaching,” virtual workshop offered by NYU Libraries’ Scholarly Communications & Information Policy Department

“Join Copyright Services for Fair Use Week 2021,” drop-in consultation with Ohio State University Libraries’ Copyright Services

Resources

“Copyright and Fair Use: Start Here,” Boise State University Albertsons Library

“Copyright Resources to Support Publishing and Teaching: Fair Use,” Penn Libraries

“Copyright: The Law and Guidelines: Fair Use,” University at Albany, SUNY, University Libraries

“Dalhousie Fair Dealing Guidelines,” Dalhousie University Libraries

“Fair Dealing Decision Tool,” Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

“Fair Dealing Flowchart,” University of Waterloo

“Fair Dealing Tool,” Red River College Library

“Fair Use Week 2021 Resource Roundup,” Authors Alliance

Videos

“Fair Dealing Week 2021,” 2:40-minute video, University of Waterloo Library

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