Library Learning Commons / Welcome. American Library Association. Intellectual Property. Skip to main content ALA User Menu Search form ala homepage quicklinks Right Nav You are at: ALA.org » ADVOCACY » Copyright » Intellectual Property Advocacy & Legislation Issues Share this page: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on StumbleUpon Share on Reddit Share on Digg Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest Share on Tumblr More Options Send via email Print Cite Intellectual Property Video and Copyright Benefit to cost ratio of Florida's public libraries Best Practices Include: Bi-Lateral Free Trade Agreements The U.S.
Copyright Court Cases Copyright Term Extension Act Brief Dastar Corp. v. Duration of Copyright Protection Eldred v. FCAT and ACT scores are significantly higher where there is increased library usage FCAT scores are higher where: Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Agreement High schools showed improved test scores where there was better library staffing In Florida’s elementary schools, FCAT scores are higher where In the middle schools, FCAT scores are higher where: Fair Use. Complete Copyright Webinar Video Now Available Webinar video from the Tuesday’s ALA webinar “Complete Copyright for K–12 Librarians and Educators” is now available.
As part of the webinar developed specifically for instructors and school librarians, bestselling copyright authority Carrie Russell discussed common copyright concerns explored in her newly released book of the same title. Webinar participants will learn: How to legally provide materials to students Copyright must-knows for librarians and educators Fair use Creation of the copyright law Use of copyright materials in school settings Copyrighted content in the social media age View the webinar now: Digital Delivery in the Classroom When the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act was enacted in 2002, librarians hoped that it would provide some clarity on copyright exceptions for the digital delivery of content for distance education.
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ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedom is a core value of the library profession, and a basic right in our democratic society. A publicly supported library provides free, equitable, and confidential access to information for all people of its community. Assistance and Consultation The staff of the Office for Intellectual Freedom is available to answer questions or provide assistance to librarians, trustees, educators and the public about intellectual freedom issues and resources. Library Bill of Rights. The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.
I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation. II. Banned & challenged books. The ALA promotes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinions even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice. First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights to the U.S.
Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791 “Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime . . . .” — Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, dissenting Ginzberg v. United States, 383 U.S. 463 (1966) “The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. “First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. “Almost all human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” — Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World “Men feared witches and burnt women.
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