Though the year 2014 saw some subsidence in the furious activity and controversy surrounding copyright in the years preceding, it is clear that change and challenge will remain a constant for libraries and our users when grappling with this thorny issue. The proposed panel presentation, by members of the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL) Copyright Working Group, will offer practical advice for institutions operating without a collective copyright license, and for those whose licenses may be about to expire, with particular attention to the following:
1) Educating the academic community about its rights and responsibilities is an especially important part of the new copyright environment;
2) Options for campus copyright management and compliance that are not solely dependent on blanket collective licensing.
The presentation will conclude with a summary overview of key factors likely to influence the copyright debate in libraries in the near-to-medium term, such as the new licensing offerings from Access Copyright, and possible protest or pushback from some rights-holders as and when Access Copyright licenses are not renewed. Broader issues still in play will also be considered, including: the ongoing proceedings at the Copyright Board, which leave the prospect of some sort of “mandatory” retroactive tariff still on the table; legal manouvering in the Access Copyright v. York case, the prospect of legal rights being negotiated away in institutional contracts with database and other e-product provider and, nationally, in trade negotiations such as those for the Trans Pacific Partnership
