Standing Committee on Copyright
May 4, 2005, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
UC Office of the President, Room 11326
1111 Franklin St., 11th Floor, Oakland, CA
(Directions: http://www.ucop.edu/services/directions-franklin.html)

***Please print out the Word version of the agenda***
Item Background
1. Policy on distribution of recordings of course material: comments from formal review
  • Letter, Provost Greenwood to Chancellors, et al., requesting formal review of the policy, 1/10/05 (PDF)
  • Summary of comments received (Word | PDF)
  • Compendium of comments received (PDF)
2. US Copyright Office inquiry on Orphan Works
  • Observations on the Initial Results of the U.S. Copyright Office Inquiry on Orphan Works, Systemwide Library Planning, 4/26/05. (Word | PDF)
3. Academic Council Standing Committee on Scholarly Communication – work to date and future plans related to copyright  
4. Policies on use of copyrighted material
Materials to be sent separately.

5. Electronic posting of copyrighted material –
e-reserves and Web sites

  • “Legal Battle Brews Over Texts on Electronic Reserve at U. of California Libraries,” Chronicle of Higher Education , April 7, 2005
  • “Students Toss Textbooks Aside And Download Articles Online As Publishers Fret Over Lost Business, Students Cheer Convenient Studying," Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2005
  • “With UCSD on the Front Lines, Battle Brews over E-Reserves,” Library Journal Academic Newswire , April 26, 2005
6. File sharing issues (Update)