Copyright First Responders Training
Today librarians and other information professionals can hardly escape the conundrum of intellectual property law, especially copyright. As our work increasingly encompasses copyright-intensive programs and projects, questions arise about topics such as digitization, public domain, fair use, e-media, scholarly publishing, e-reserves, streaming media, MOOCs, and, of course, risk. Libraries represent the careful balance in copyright law risk: they serve both the economic and “use & access” purposes of copyright. Libraries are, therefore, economic engines of both copyright law and knowledge distribution. The Copyright First Responders (CFR) training, created by Kyle K. Courtney, Copyright Advisor at Harvard Library, was designed to create a network of copyright experts across the cultural institutions in the U.S. Under Kyle’s leadership over the last 6 years, the CFR program has extended from its origins at Harvard Library to Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Washington, and Rhode Island. Join Kyle as he teaches both fundamental and advanced copyright topics for libraries and other cultural institutions, drawing on case law, anecdotes, and his own research, in a multi-day informative and interactive copyright immersion program.
This workshop is offered free of charge to conference attendees, but registration is required and will be capped at 40 participants.
The draft agenda for CFR training is as follows
Tuesday, September 22, 2021
| Time | Event |
| CFR Training Registration | |
| Introductions | |
| Part I – Copyright: The Concise Fundamentals | |
| Break | |
| Part II – Copyright Exceptions in Libraries | |
| 12pm-1pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| Part III – Fair Use | |
| Break | |
| (Cont’d) “Is It Fair Use?” & more |
Wednesday, September 23, 2021
| Time | Event |
| CFR Training Registration | |
| Housekeeping | |
| Part IV: Licensing/Contracts and Copyright | |
| Break | |
| Potpouri |