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MLS is hosting the SLA ClickU Webinar "Copyright for the Corporate Librarian: The Importance & Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment," presented by Laura Gassaway, Director of the Law Library & Professor of Law, University of North Carolina.

Date: December 6th, 2006

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Place: MLS Chicago Office, 224 S. Michigan Ave, Suite #680

Cost: $15 via invoice

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With a growing number of corporate intranets and other electronic communications tools, companies risk inadvertently violating United States and international copyright laws. Copyright is a strict liability statute where neither ignorance nor inadvertence reduces liability.

Critical Learning Questions

• How can libraries explain to management, public relations and others the consequences of posting copyrighted materials in the intranet?
• How can corporate librarians avoid potentially costly mistakes?
• Is there any way to simplify the complicated requirements for compliance with the copyright law?
• Should corporate libraries assume the role of copyright police within the company?
• Are there steps a company can take to eliminate or reduce its liability for copyright infringement?