Rethinking the Fair Use Principle in Online Education Service of University Libraries: A Case Study

Abstract

Abstract: In order to verify whether the fair use principle is correctly utilized in online education service provided by university libraries, the paper conducts case study to analyze some typical legal cases, their disputes and related issues over the fair use in online education services provided by university libraries in both China and abroad. The case study inspires us to rethink about the principle of fair use in online education services. It is our hope that libraries will not be held liable for the infringement of copyright in online education services of library and will be increased the possibilities in conformity with fair use principle through the improvement of copyright legislation (establishing a copyright safe harbor for educational institutions), revisions of the library’s policy on fair use of online education, and utilization of the educational fair use tools developed by the libraries themselves.

Wang Ying (School of History and Culture, Hubei University). Rethinking the Fair Use Principle in Online Education Service of University Libraries: A Case Study[J]. Libraly Journal, 2022, 41(4): 45-51.

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