Transcript Copyright & Access to Knowledge: Library and education

Copyright & Access to
Knowledge: Library and
education contexts
Dick Kawooya
Doctoral Candidate
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee
&
eIFL Copyright Expert – Uganda
[email protected]
Context Analysis
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Country of origin
Organization type?
Organizational activities/work?
Organizational priorities (1-3 months) identify 5
(order of priority)
Copyright on list? Why/why not?
Copyright law?
Awareness of link between copyright &
organization?
Why copyright for library &
education institutions?
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Libraries:
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collect
organise and
preserve global cultural and scientific knowledge and
heritage.
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Memory for humanity – multiple formats (books,
newspapers, journals, audiovisual material,
maps, pictures and music)
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Analogue and digital (electronic) formats
Libraries…
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Goal - availability and accessibility of content to
publics:
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Students
Faculty/ lecturers
Researchers
General public, etc.
Non-discriminative (age, gender, race,
physical/mental ability, etc)
Library & education: broader context
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Libraries – educational functions (directly or
indirectly)
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Directly – part of education & research settings:
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Institutions of higher learning (universities)
Primary/secondary schools,
Vocational institutions, etc
Support education & research – provide access
to content
Library & education…
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Indirectly – e.g. public libraries
 General
literacy
 Lifelong
learning
Consumers of ‘knowledge’ products
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Billions spent on digital/print resources
Libraries, A2K & copyright
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Copyright:
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Set of exclusive rights to knowledge ‘creators’
(depending on jurisdiction)
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Distribution
Reproduction (copying)
Public performances (music, dramatic)
Public performance (digital audio transmission)
Making derivatives (book to audio format)
Translation and adaptation (languages especially
local/indigenous languages)
Display protected works
Public interest breaks (Libraries &
education)
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Exceptions and limitations (L&E): e.g. fair
use/dealing
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Exceptions for non-commercial (educational)
purposes like:
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criticism,
comment,
news reporting,
teaching (including multiple copies for classroom
use),
scholarship, or research, is generally not an
infringement of copyright
Limitations and exceptions…
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Libraries & educational institutions
generally depend L & E to avail and make
accessible content to publics
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Else copyright owners have complete
monopoly over learning (through exclusive
rights)
L & Es critical to developing
countries
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Access for persons with sensory disabilities
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Parallel importing in special circumstances
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Access & preservation of untraceable or
unobtainable works (“orphan works”)
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Distance learning (digital/print coping inevitable)
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Copyright term – limited duration
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Government documents
Poor country realities…
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Southern Africa – study:
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Poverty  access through photocopying (petty photocopying
enterprises – universities)
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L & E lacking (national laws) and/or not utilized
(implementation)
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Language barriers
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Access problems beyond (copyright) IPR:
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E.g. Trade/contract laws
Structures of access ancillary industries (e.g. publishing)
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Concluding remarks
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social and economic development
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Access to knowledge (information) –
fundamental right (constitutional right to
education)
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Access through libraries/education institutions
– further right to
education/information/knowledge
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Back to own context
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In light of discussion:
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Any concerns relating to access through
libraries/ educational institutions in your
settings/country?
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Personal/organizational experiences
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What L & E apply to organization/ context?