Libraries need to understand the value of their own intellectual property and be vigilant in protecting it from unauthorized use.
| BY LESLEY ELLEN HARRIS |
In libraries, much of the time we spend on copyright issues relates to compliance and legally using copyright-protected materials. There is sometimes a tendency to overlook the value of one's own intellectual property and thus to neglect learning how to protect that content and perhaps profit from it. In fact, copyright management in any library or enterprise should be seen from two perspectives--as a creator and owner of content and as a user or consumer of content.
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