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FreePint call for participation in copyright research |
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22 October 2009 |
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FreePint is undertaking a two-phase research project into copyright and are inviting participation.
Ensuring copyright compliance grows more complex all the time, and organisations of all sizes recognise the real risks of non-compliance. Yet the boundaries of copyright are not always clearly understood.
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Phase 1 |
| Phase 1 of FreePint's research, begun in October 2009, focuses on understanding:
- How important is copyright risk management to information centres and managers?
- What tools and resources are they using to minimise risk and keep their teams in compliance?
- What tools are missing from their tool kits?
- What pressures keep copyright top-of-mind for them?
- How well do they think they do on maintaining copyright?
Participation in Phase 1 is actively sought; information managers, CIO, knowledge managers, content licensing directors and information professionals responsible for copyright within their organisations are encouraged to participate.
Participants will receive a copy of the published report as a thank-you for participating. In addition to the reported and analysed survey results, the report will feature articles and additional resources on managing copyright. All responses will remain anonymous.
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Phase 2 |
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Phase 2 of this project will survey end users about their behaviours and interactions with copyrighted material. Again, anonymity is guaranteed. Potential participants are invited to complete a registration form to be notified when the survey is launched.
Invitations to participate will also be sent to VIP and FUMSI subscribers, ResourceShelf users, FreePint members and other organisations of interest. This project supported through the sponsorship of Dialog, Dow Jones and the Financial Times.
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Grey areas in copyright compliance |
| "Copyright is a topic that's come up in almost every customer conversation I've had in the past year," said Robin Neidorf, General Manager of FreePint and the lead researcher for this project. "There are so many grey areas in copyright compliance, particularly when we get into digital use, extraction, user-generated content and reuse of content. Information managers want answers and easier ways to help users comply. Vendors and content creators want to know what's happening with their content. This project is intended to help all the stakeholders understand what the real needs are, so that they can work together towards finding solutions." |
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