Copyright Notices on Library Reproductions
Section 108 of the U.S. copyright law allows libraries to reproduce copyrighted works under certain conditions. Section 108(a)(3) also requires that the reproductions include the original item's copyright notice (e.g., © 2006 John Doe) or other appropriate notice.
- When a copyright notice appears on the
first page
of the material being copied (e.g. the first page of a journal article
or a book chapter), no additional notification
of copyright needs to be provided.
- When copying a chapter from a book in
which the chapters
do not include a copyright
notice, make a copy of the copyright
notice from the front of
the book.
- If no copyright notice can be
found in the book, then stamp the first
page of the material copied with
NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
- When copying a journal article in a journal
issue or an article in a volume of separately authored essays in which the article/essay
does
not include a copyright
notice, the first page of the material copied
will be stamped with
NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code).