The whole of human development is derivative. We stand on the shoulders of the scientists, artists and craftsmen who preceded us. We borrow and develop what they have done; not necessarily as parasites but simply as the next generation. (Laddie 1996, p. 259) Human development is a cultural process. As a biological species, humans are defined in terms of our cultural participation. (Rogoff 2003, p. 3)

PURPOSE: To provide guidelines for complying with copyright law To guide the colleges and System Office in complying with copyright law, the MCCS adopts the attached guidance.

marked only the second time in the twentieth century that the U.S. copyright laws underwent general revision. Since an omnibus revision of copyright had not taken place since 1909,2 it was generally agreed by most legal scholars that the former laws were outmoded and had not kept pace

The historical and legal background of the Federal Copyright Law with special implications for education was studied within five general areas of concern. The areas included: (1) historical development, (2) copyright revision issues, (3) principles of copyright law embodied in state and Federal

UNITEDSTATESINTELLECTUAL LAW, specifically that cov- PROPERTY ering copyright, has important implications for American libraries. This article considers the following: fair use and the Internet; current and prospective law and electronic media, especially concerning interlibrary loan and online

to help protect authors ’ and inventors ’ writings and discoveries for a limited time (U.S. Copyright Office, 2011), but many educators are still unclear of what is considered to be fair when

Before Congress for revision this year is the

As the Internet grows and expands, it begins to play a more prominent role in society, culture, and our individual lives. But sometimes laws and society can’t keep up with the wave of technology. Copyright law is one such law: it needs to be reformed on a constant basis in order to keep up with new

The greatest resource and bedrock of every civilization is its creativity, innovation and invention. All these boost the economy of a nation. Creativity of a nation, Nigeria inclusive, is protected by the copyright Law. The goal of copyright protection is to encourage dissemination of information

The copyright protection offered to databases and online systems under the new UK legislation is reviewed. The copyrights applicable to the contents of an online search and to a complete database are considered, also to the provision of documents subsequent to a search. Information passed through a