Resource Library
The Importance of Workflows in Risk Assessment When Sharing Collections Online
Jody Elizabeth Bailey, Carrie Hintz, Melanie Kowalski, Sara Quigley
Digitizing rare and unique historical documents so they can be shared online is mission-critical work for most cultural heritage institutions, but it can be difficult to complete this…
When Copyright Ends (or Never Was): Understanding the Public Domain
Brandon Butler, Director of Information Policy, University of Virginia Library
Greg Cram, Assistant General Counsel, Director of Information Policy, The New York Public Library
Copyright law’s purpose is to foster the development of a rich public domain of knowledge available to all, by permitting rightsholders to control certain uses of original works…
No Fear Fair Use: Practical Fair Use for Cultural Institutions
Sandra Aya Enimil, Copyright Librarian and Contracting Specialist at Yale University Library
Kyle K. Courtney, Copyright Advisor at Harvard University
Imagine if all creators had to wait for a copyrighted work to be in the public domain before they quoted that work? Or if users always had to…
Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
Lisa Macklin, Associate Dean, Research, Engagement, and Scholarly Communications for Emory University Libraries
Anne M. Young, Director of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property at Newfields
Cultural heritage institutions enjoy a very special status in the U.S. Copyright Law. Copyright is meant to further the “Progress of Science and the useful Arts,” and Congress…
Copyright 101
Heather Briston, Head of Curators and Collections, UCLA Library
Melissa Smith Levine, Director, Copyright office, University of Michigan Library
This 90 minute introductory course will provide an overview of the origin and purpose of U.S. copyright law and how it promotes creativity, teaching, learning, and research in…
Managing Copyright Issues From Acquisition to Exhibition from AAM and OCEAN
Megan P. Bryant, Director of Collections and Interpretation, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Greg Cram, Assistant General Counsel, Director of Information Policy, New York Public Library
Amanda Lynn Granek, Rights & Reproduction Manager, Photo Archivist, National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Rina Elster Pantalony, Director, Copyright Advisory Services, Columbia University Libraries
Eva Soos, Manager of Imaging and Rights, The Morgan Library & Museum
Anne M. Young, Director of Legal Affairs & Intellectual Property, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Last October, OCEAN cohosted a webinar with CSAAM (Collections Stewardship ProfessionalNetwork of the American Alliance of Museums). We are pleased to share a recording of the session (close captioned).