Approved 9/9/03

 

Copyright

 

The Bullitt County Public Library District will follow the guidelines included in the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, United States  Code). A notice will placed in each library location that includes the following text:

 

 

NOTICE WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

 

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Federal law requires that you follow the law when making reproductions.  Please note  Title 17 Section 107 of the U. S. Code that states the following:

 

“…the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.  In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include

(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole;

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.”

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