In October of 1998, P.L.Public Law: 105-304 (10/28/98) made several changes to the copyright laws already in existence. One such change is that the law:

"Bars the provision or distribution of false copyright management information with the intent to induce or conceal infringement. Defines "copyright management information" as certain information, including title, name of author and copyright owner, and terms for use of the work, conveyed in connection with copies or phonorecords of a work or performances or displays, including in digital form, except that such term does not include any personally identifying information about a user of a work or of a copy, phonorecord, performance, or display of a work."

Thus for any material placed on Reserve, the faculty member will be required to furnish the actual copyright statement from the book or journal; or indicate that a diligent effort was made to do so.

For more information on this law, see H.R.2281 Public Law: 105-304 (10/28/98) [1]

For more information on copyright, see:

• Appalachian State University Policies
  • University of North Carolina Administrative Policy on Photocopying of Copyrighted Material [2]
  • TEACH Act Guidelines [3] (issued by the University Attorney's Office, Appalachian State University)
• Copyright Tutorials
  • Know Your Copy Rights [4] "This site looks at copyright from the perspectives of all key academic stakeholders and suggests what each group can do to enhance their copyright practices and advance academic interests." From the Association of Research Libraries.
  • Crash Course in Copyright [5] From the University of Texas System -- universally useful.
  • Fair Use Worksheet [6] From the University of North Carolina
• Other References and Resources
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation - About U.S. Copyright Law [7] Defines public performances and provides links to the sections of the U.S. Copyright Law relating to motion pictures, including videos and DVDs.
  • Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians [8] Circular 21 issued by the U.S. Copyright Office providing some guidelines for copying for educational and classroom use.
  • Trosow, Samuel E. When is a Use a Fair Use? University Liability for Educational Copying [9]. portal: Libraries and the Academy 1.1 (2001) 47-57.
  • U.S. Copyright Office [10]
  • Public Domain:
  • Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States [11]
  • When Works Pass into the Public Domain [12]
• U.S. Copyright Law [13]
  • Subject Matter of Copyright: In General [14]
  • Fair Use [15]
  • Reproductions by Libraries and Archives [16]
  • Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord [17]
  • Exempted of Certain Performances & Displays [18]
  • Computer Programs [19]
  • Notice of Copyright [20]
  • Damages and Profits [21]
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act [22]
• TEACH Act [23]

For more information on placing materials on reserve, please contact Chris Liucci at liuccicm@appstate.edu [24] or call him at 828-262-7964