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Clash of Colleagues: The Battle for Academic Attribution

BYU Copyright Blog

Wilder alleged that Hoiland had used course materials created by Wilder for a faculty development program, Numeracy Infusion Course for Higher Education (NICHE), in five slides of a presentation Hoiland gave at the Community College Conference on Learning Assessment (CCCLA). And, the use had limited to no effect on the market.

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Copyright-A Bane For The Students Or A Boon For Copyright Owners?

IP and Legal Filings

However, copyright laws were enacted with necessary exceptions and limitations to ensure that a balance is maintained between the interests of the owners and of the community. The most universal limitations to the rights of the owner are the right to copy insubstantial parts and the right of fair dealing or use. Way Forward.

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Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part One: Setting the Record Straight

Michael Geist

This week is Fair Dealing Week , which provides an opportunity to set the record straight on Canadian copyright and education, backed by actual data on what takes place on university campuses across the country. The addition of “education” was hardly an overhaul.

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HathiTrust Decision Summary

Copycense

More than three-quarters of the books that Google scanned as part of the Books project remain subject to copyright protection. In June 2011, Michigan announced it would share with the public "orphan works" -- works to presumed to be subject to copyright protection, but for whom a copyright owner cannot be found.