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Intellectual Property Challenges in Digital Library Environments

Intellectual Property Challenges in Digital Library Environments

James Macharia Tutu
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781522530930|ISBN10: 1522530932|EISBN13: 9781522530947
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3093-0.ch012
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Tutu, James Macharia. "Intellectual Property Challenges in Digital Library Environments." Handbook of Research on Managing Intellectual Property in Digital Libraries, edited by Adeyinka Tella and Tom Kwanya, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 225-240. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3093-0.ch012

APA

Tutu, J. M. (2018). Intellectual Property Challenges in Digital Library Environments. In A. Tella & T. Kwanya (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Managing Intellectual Property in Digital Libraries (pp. 225-240). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3093-0.ch012

Chicago

Tutu, James Macharia. "Intellectual Property Challenges in Digital Library Environments." In Handbook of Research on Managing Intellectual Property in Digital Libraries, edited by Adeyinka Tella and Tom Kwanya, 225-240. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3093-0.ch012

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Abstract

Intellectual property poses a major challenge to digital libraries. This is because access to information in digital libraries is limited by laws, licenses and technology adopted by intellectual property owners. Similarly, intellectual property renders it difficult for digital libraries to make orphan works discoverable and accessible. Furthermore, intellectual property fragments copyright ownership, making it difficult for digital libraries to obtain the right clearance on content. To cope with these challenges, digital libraries have embraced the open access movement which allows reading, copying, downloading and sharing of digital content as long as the creators of the works are cited and acknowledged. Besides, digital libraries offer access to digital works produced under creative commons licenses. These licenses give the copyright owners the liberty to modify the copyright of their works to give room for sharing, use, and building upon the work.

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