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Beteiligte: Thatcher, Sanford G.
In: Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 32, 2000, 1, S. 3-8
veröffentlicht:
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Medientyp: Artikel, E-Artikel

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Umfang: 3-8
ISSN: 1198-9742
1710-1166
DOI: 10.3138/jsp.32.1.3
veröffentlicht in: Journal of Scholarly Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> Exploring the definition of ‘fair use’ as a facet of copyright law in the United States, Sanford Thatcher examines the inherent tension caused by this legal notion in scholarly publishing, particularly in the new electronic era. Libraries, and, by extension, universities, increasingly advocate a stronger assertion of fair use in higher education to cope with diminishing funds. University presses, in contrast, view broader definitions of fair use as a threat to the already decreasing market potential for scholarly monographs, despite recognizing that their interests are closer to the aims of higher education than they are to the aims of commercial publishers. As an example of this double-edged sword, Thatcher discusses photocopying and electronic journals and their economic and legal effects on publishers. Without due consideration of university presses and their mandate to publish scholarly research, aggressive fair use will constrain those publishers and adversely affect the careers of the authors fair use is designed to assist. </jats:p>