Hi Lisa
Thank you for your email. I do agree with your opinions here, but can the exception for illustration be used for the presentation/film since it is for a library exhibition, with fair use and sufficient acknowledgement of course?
Nik
Nik Tahirah Hussin
Assistant Librarian (Copyright and Repository Support)
Library
University of the West of Scotland
Hamilton Campus
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Sent: 03 March 2015 09:57
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Subject: Re: Copyright questions
Hi Joy, I'm not sure anyone contacted you about your questions so I'll give it my best shot.
Hopefully, my permissive interpretations of copyright law will be widely supported by librarians.
Everything you plan to use has a copyright, we are now looking at your statutory rights which defend your use of the materials without having to seek permission first (which often means paying for the use of materials). And it's helpful to remember that risk is about how hard it is to fix a problem. So if someone did claim copyright infringement then how hard would it be to remove the offending items (in the case of an exhibit you would remove it)?
1. Is it acceptable to create a PowerPoint for use in the exhibition with film stills and short extracts of film if the source is acknowledged?
LR: this sounds like an acceptable use of the film stills as you plan to reference them and will be using an insubstantial part of the film in the PPT.
2. Is an academic library permitted to print off film posters or scenes from the internet and use these in the exhibition?
LR: Copyright law, in general, expects us to use legitimate sources for our copying. If the film online is a legitimate source (like a movie available on the Internet Archives) then that's OK. If you are using stills from works in copyright to advertise your exhibit you will need permission because this is outside of a defensible use of the images.
3. Is it alright to display well-known quotes from films as long as the source is acknowledged?
LR: Yes. You can quote, parody and apply criticism/review as long as you deal with the copyright materials fairly i.e. you take an insubstantial amount, you reference your materials, you do not disparage the works, you are not prejudicing the copyright owners ability to earn an income from the work etc.
Sounds like a huge & interesting project, hope it goes well.
Good luck!
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Sent: 16 February 2015 20:32
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Subject: Copyright questions
Dear all,
I was going to create a library exhibition about Christ in film and I was wondering if anyone could answer the following questions about what is permitted under the recent changes to copyright law:
Is it acceptable to create a PowerPoint for use in the exhibition with film stills and short extracts of film if the source is acknowledged?
Is an academic library permitted to print off film posters or scenes from the internet and use these in the exhibition?
Is it alright to display well-known quotes from films as long as the source is acknowledged?
Clear answers to these questions would be much appreciated as I am confused by all the recent changes!
Very many thanks,
Joy Conkey
Deputy Librarian, Union Theological College.
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