Copyrights and Fair Use in For-Profit Academic Libraries

Abstract

This article explores copyright law and issues of fair use in for-profit academic libraries. For-profit academic institutions are seeing a steady increase in applicants and enrollment, and libraries related to these institutions exist in a legal gray area in terms of copyright law, specifically with regard to fair use. The law must be more clearly defined and applied with regard to these institutions, so that academic librarians can adequately enforce copyright laws and fair use within the confines of the for-profit academic library scheme.

Keywords:

• fair use
• copyright
• for-profit
• academic libraries

Acknowledgments

© Ashley Krenelka Chase