Comments on: Librarians: Fair Use Champions, or Grouchy Performance Rights Police? http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/ Libraries, Technology, No Cell Service Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tom http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/#comment-5206 Tom Tue, 29 May 2007 02:07:19 +0000 http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/#comment-5206 I've got no problem calling companies thieves, or bullies, or jerks, or all three in the case of Disney. It was calling our students and teachers thieves that was, I felt, turning them off to the whole topic before we got started. I took our copyright training and after I was told I was a thief because I used multiple images from one website in my presentations I stopped listening. I like the Robin Hood role. I've seen too many librarians swing the other way and feel they are a secret arm of the copyright police. I’ve got no problem calling companies thieves, or bullies, or jerks, or all three in the case of Disney.

It was calling our students and teachers thieves that was, I felt, turning them off to the whole topic before we got started. I took our copyright training and after I was told I was a thief because I used multiple images from one website in my presentations I stopped listening.

I like the Robin Hood role. I’ve seen too many librarians swing the other way and feel they are a secret arm of the copyright police.

]]> By: Kate http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/#comment-4823 Kate Fri, 25 May 2007 16:45:02 +0000 http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/#comment-4823 Woohoo! Many thanks for articulating that particular bit of biblioangst. With all respect to Tom, I've been doing a little research to prepare a media literacy class for the fall, and I think that identifying certain corporations as crooks and thieves is a fairly positive step. I always begin the copyright lectures I am required to stage by informing whoever is listening that Robin Hood is one of my most fundamental role models. Many thanks for the link to the Fair(y) Use Tale -- I can hardly wait to share it! Woohoo! Many thanks for articulating that particular bit of biblioangst. With all respect to Tom, I’ve been doing a little research to prepare a media literacy class for the fall, and I think that identifying certain corporations as crooks and thieves is a fairly positive step.
I always begin the copyright lectures I am required to stage by informing whoever is listening that Robin Hood is one of my most fundamental role models. Many thanks for the link to the Fair(y) Use Tale — I can hardly wait to share it!

]]> By: Tom http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/#comment-4712 Tom Thu, 24 May 2007 19:07:43 +0000 http://lib.surruralist.net/2007/05/23/librarians-fair-use-champions-or-grouchy-performance-rights-police/#comment-4712 Amen! I'm struggling with re-designing our district's copyright course with the help of six or seven librarians. It's been an interesting experience (for all of us, I think). I'm no fan of how our current copyright system works. We're really focusing on CC options and real positivity- no calling anyone crooks, thieves etc. Thanks for the links- Tom Amen!

I’m struggling with re-designing our district’s copyright course with the help of six or seven librarians. It’s been an interesting experience (for all of us, I think). I’m no fan of how our current copyright system works. We’re really focusing on CC options and real positivity- no calling anyone crooks, thieves etc.

Thanks for the links-

Tom

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