Copyright and Fair Use

Frequently Asked Questions

Several journals feature responses to copyright questions:

Knowledge Quest

Social Responsibility

Library Media Connection (formerly Book Report and Library Talk)

Copyright Question of the Month

School Library Journal

Carrie on Copyright by Carrie Russell

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The Waiting Game (12/1/2006)

Support Your Local Students (10/1/2006)

Voice of Reason (8/1/2006)

A Cover Story (7/1/2006)

The Book of Laminations (6/1/2006)

The Replacements (5/1/2006)

The Lowdown on Downloading (4/1/2006)

To Hear a Mockingbird (3/1/2006)

Who Owns Your Lesson Plans? (2/1/2006)

Low Overhead (1/1/2006)

The Long and Short of It (12/1/2005)

Long Time, No See (11/1/2005)

When Fair is Fair (10/1/2005)

Paging Mr. McCartney  (9/1/2005)

Books, Tapes, and DVDs (8/1/2005)

A Spine-Tingling Question (7/1/2005)

The Download Dharma (6/1/2005)

Ogre Eager (5/1/2005)

Mural, Mural on the Wall (4/1/2005)

Singing a Different Tune (3/1/2005)

Truth, Omissions, and DVDs (2/1/2005)

The ABCs of DVDs (1/1/2005)

Our Brother’s Keeper (12/1/2004)

Musical Chairs (10/1/2004)

Art Changes Everything (9/2/2004)

The Cover Conundrum (8/1/2004)

Hooray for Hollywood (7/1/2004)

Duplicate DVDs? (6/1/2004)

It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (5/1/2004)

Shades of Gray (4/1/2004)

TV Guide (3/1/2004)

Crime and Punishment (2/1/2004)

Who Owns Music? (1/1/2004)

The Big Picture (12/1/2003)

Sound Advice (11/1/2003)

Digital Complications (10/1/2003)

A More Manageable Harry (9/1/2003)

Flunking the Test (8/1/2003)

Searching for a Sign (7/1/2003)

A Tale of Two Textbooks (6/1/2003)

Solving the Puzzle (5/1/2003)

A Tale of Two Formats (4/1/2003)

Out of Print, Out of Luck? (3/1/2003)

A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme (2/1/2003)

Reading the Fine Print (1/1/2003)

Oh! Those R-Rated Movies (12/1/2002)

Genuine Imitations (11/1/2002)

The Best Intentions (10/1/2002)

Imitating the Masters (9/1/2002)

The Skinny on Sampling (8/1/2002)

A Lesson in Gamesmanship (7/1/2002)

Educational Reruns (6/1/2002)

Clip Hop (5/1/2002)

Carrie on Copyright—Television Test (4/1/2002)

Copyright Hits the Highway (3/1/2002)

Carrie on Copyright—Is it Kosher to Copy? (2/1/2002)

Carrie on Copyright—Is it a Crime to Copy? (1/1/2002)

Carrie on Copyright (12/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (11/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (10/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (9/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (7/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (6/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (5/1/2001)

Carrie on Copyright (4/1/2001)

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