Comments for Library Hacks http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks Tips and tools to save you time Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Parents’ Weekend Program October 23rd- Global Access and Local Action by Trackback - Cheap Internation Call >> How to make cheap international call http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/10/05/parents%e2%80%99-weekend-program-october-23rd-global-access-and-local-action/comment-page-1/#comment-196361 Trackback - Cheap Internation Call >> How to make cheap international call Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:02 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/10/05/parents%e2%80%99-weekend-program-october-23rd-global-access-and-local-action/#comment-196361 ,..] library.duke.edu is one interesting source on this issue,..] ,..] library.duke.edu is one interesting source on this issue,..]

]]> Comment on Fonts by Elizabeth Dunn http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-194021 Elizabeth Dunn Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:05:39 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/#comment-194021 The answer to Dan's question seems to be that the courts and the Copyright Office have always refused to grant copyright in type face as such. In the House Report that accompanied the 1976 Copyright Act, Congress was very clear that it did not consider fonts proper subject matter for copyright protection, in part to prevent the possibility of legal liability for any printed material that was printed with a copyrighted typeface. It is possible to apply for design patent protection for a font, but that is an expensive and time-consuming process (unlike copyright). So in general fonts are not subject to intellectual property protection (unless they are patent). Computer programs that create digital fonts, however, are subject to copyright protection, but that protection does not extend to the actual typographic representations. Kevin L. Smith, J.D. Scholarly Communications Officer Perkins Library, Duke University The answer to Dan’s question seems to be that the courts and the Copyright Office have always refused to grant copyright in type face as such. In the House Report that accompanied the 1976 Copyright Act, Congress was very clear that it did not consider fonts proper subject matter for copyright protection, in part to prevent the possibility of legal liability for any printed material that was printed with a copyrighted typeface. It is possible to apply for design patent protection for a font, but that is an expensive and time-consuming process (unlike copyright). So in general fonts are not subject to intellectual property protection (unless they are patent). Computer programs that create digital fonts, however, are subject to copyright protection, but that protection does not extend to the actual typographic representations.

Kevin L. Smith, J.D.
Scholarly Communications Officer
Perkins Library, Duke University

]]> Comment on What *really* matters when citing sources? by Laura Freeman http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/05/what-really-matters-when-citing-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-193251 Laura Freeman Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:31 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/?p=5021#comment-193251 Ditto to what Phoebe Acheson said. I get stampeded by students every time insisting I am ok with the way they are citing sources. *sigh* - substance over style guys - please!:) Makes my <a href="http://www.acuvueoasys.us" rel="nofollow">eyes</a> sore! Ditto to what Phoebe Acheson said.

I get stampeded by students every time insisting I am ok with the way they are citing sources. *sigh* – substance over style guys – please!:)

Makes my eyes sore!

]]> Comment on Fonts by Elizabeth Dunn http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-192741 Elizabeth Dunn Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:45 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/#comment-192741 This is a wonderful question. I've asked Kevin Smith, our Scholarly Communications Officer and an attorney specializing in intellectual property rights, whether he has any insight into these issues. One of us will pass along any information we can gather. This is a wonderful question. I’ve asked Kevin Smith, our Scholarly Communications Officer and an attorney specializing in intellectual property rights, whether he has any insight into these issues. One of us will pass along any information we can gather.

]]> Comment on Fonts by Dan http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-192111 Dan Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:19:37 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/#comment-192111 Thanks for the update! I think it would be interesting to know some of the legal issues surrounding using a font: for instance, if I wanted to self-publish a magazine or book, would I run into legal issues for using a particular font? And what about open license fonts vs. commercially purchased fonts? Thanks! Thanks for the update! I think it would be interesting to know some of the legal issues surrounding using a font: for instance, if I wanted to self-publish a magazine or book, would I run into legal issues for using a particular font? And what about open license fonts vs. commercially purchased fonts? Thanks!

]]> Comment on Parents’ Weekend Program October 23rd- Global Access and Local Action by Walte Call http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/10/05/parents%e2%80%99-weekend-program-october-23rd-global-access-and-local-action/comment-page-1/#comment-191971 Walte Call Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:18:10 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/10/05/parents%e2%80%99-weekend-program-october-23rd-global-access-and-local-action/#comment-191971 Thanks a lot for your very useful post. But I had difficulty navigating through your site because I kept getting 502 bad gateway error. Just thought to let you know. Thanks a lot for your very useful post. But I had difficulty navigating through your site because I kept getting 502 bad gateway error. Just thought to let you know.

]]> Comment on What *really* matters when citing sources? by Phoebe Acheson http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/05/what-really-matters-when-citing-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-184641 Phoebe Acheson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:10:06 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/?p=5021#comment-184641 Love this post, Emily! I sometimes see students worry more about formatting a bibliography than the actual content of a paper. Love this post, Emily! I sometimes see students worry more about formatting a bibliography than the actual content of a paper.

]]> Comment on Where is the best place to find information on a specific subject? by bob http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2008/02/07/where-is-the-best-place-to-find-information-on-a-specific-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-179671 bob Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:27:25 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2008/02/07/where-is-the-best-place-to-find-information-on-a-specific-subject/#comment-179671 GOOGLE!!!!!! GOOGLE!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Term papers by the numbers… by linda http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/10/26/term-papers-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-178741 linda Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:19:55 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/?p=4681#comment-178741 My understanding is that the UMN model can be shared, Tufts also has a variation on the term paper navigator:http://www.library.tufts.edu/researchpaper/ Sounds like a good idea to me. My understanding is that the UMN model can be shared, Tufts also has a variation on the term paper navigator:http://www.library.tufts.edu/researchpaper/ Sounds like a good idea to me.

]]> Comment on Term papers by the numbers… by Elizabeth Dunn http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/10/26/term-papers-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-178391 Elizabeth Dunn Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:32:39 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/?p=4681#comment-178391 Might we want to create something like this for Duke undergraduates, with links to the Writing Studio and the Request a Research Consultation form? Might we want to create something like this for Duke undergraduates, with links to the Writing Studio and the Request a Research Consultation form?

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