Libraries and Best Practices in Fair Use (@ MIT)

What is fair use, and how can libraries use their fair use rights to better accomplish their missions? MIT Libraries will host an informative panel discussion with the co-facilitators of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, who are speaking to librarians around the country to introduce the Code and discuss how its principles can help solve local challenges and improve policies dealing with copyright and fair use.Speakers include co-facilitators of the Code, Patricia Aufderheide of the Center for Social Media at American University and Peter Jaszi of American University Law School, and local experts Kyle Courtney of Harvard University’s Law School and Jay Wilcoxson from the MIT Office of the General Counsel.