Colleagues
It
is now two years since the third edition of my book, Copyright for Archivists
and Records Managers, was published. Copies of it are still available, but not
many, and I have now been commissioned to prepare a fourth edition for
publication next spring.
The
law is always changing as a result of new caselaw, so the new edition will
offer additional guidance on such things as database right; the liability of an
employer for an employee’s infringement; more on the definition of an
employee including the employment status of clergy and ministers; the nature of
a substantial part of a copyright work; the innocent infringer defence; moral
rights in France; the relationship of design right to copyright; threats by
rights owners; knowledge, research and ideas; the intentions of an infringer; copyright
in letters, in names and titles and in forms; and fair dealing for the purposes
of research or private study. There is also new legislation pending which is
expected to amend some exceptions, notably in our field the scope of the
exception for preservation copying and the scope of fair dealing for purposes of
non-commercial research or private study.
In
addition to these changes, I am hoping to include a table giving guidance on
the duration of copyright in a selection of other countries (I am currently
thinking of the USA, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia,
China). Works of overseas origin (except EU works) enjoy copyright protection
in the UK but the term of protection depends on the term provided in that
country: the duration will be the shorter of the UK term that would apply and
the source country’s term. All works of EU origin enjoy the full UK
copyright term regardless so they will not be in the table.
I
am sending this message to ask whether there is anything that you would like to
see added to or changed in the book. Is there something that is inadequately
explained or is unclear? Is there something missing that you would find useful,
such as a significant category of records? Have you failed to find in the index
something that you know is there? Are there significant issues that are covered
in the book but that need greater prominence?
Thank
you
Tim
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Tim
Padfield
Information
Policy Consultant and Copyright Officer
The
National Archives
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9
4DU
020
8392 5381
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
www.opsi.gov.uk
Please
note that if this message contains advice on copyright it must not be taken as
being formal legal advice. If you need legal advice, you should consult a
solicitor.
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