"This newly revised and updated edition by respected copyright authority Crews offers timely insights and succinct guidance for LIS students, librarians, and educators alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Part I. The reach of copyright -- The copyright map : changing needs and copyright solutions -- Sources of Copyright Law : Constitution, statutes, and courts -- Sources of Copyright Law : international treaties, trade, and harmonization -- The scope of protectable works -- Works without copyright protection -- Part II. Rights of ownership -- Duration and formalities : how long do copyrights last? -- Who owns the copyright? -- The rights of copyright owners -- Exceptions to the rights of owners -- Part III. Fair use -- Fair use : getting started -- Fair use : understanding the four factors -- Getting comfortable with fair use : applying the four factors -- The meaning of fair use guidelines -- Education, fair use, and the Georgia State Case -- Part IV. Focus on education and libraries -- Distance education and the principles of copyright -- Distance education and the TEACH Act -- Libraries, archives, and the special provisions of Section 108 -- Responsibility, liability, and doing the right thing -- Part V. Special features -- Music and copyright -- The Peculiar Law of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings -- Copyright, archives, and unpublished materials -- Anticircumvention and Digital Rights Management -- Copyright and the world : foreign law and foreign works -- Permission, licensing, and open access.