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from Part V - IP Social Justice in the Information Age
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
Libraries in the United States promote social justice by preserving and providing the public with free, equitable access to information. Libraries can provide this free access only because of exceptions and limitations in the U.S. Copyright Act such as the first sale doctrine, the fair use right, and the safe harbors for providers of online services. As a result of these exceptions and limitations, Americans at every social-economic level of our society enjoy access to the knowledge contained in millions of copyrighted works, and they use that knowledge to improve their daily lives and to enhance their participation in and contributions to civil society. This chapter explores the importance of these exceptions and limitations, particularly in the modern remote information society, to the pursuit of the precepts of equitable access, inclusion, and empowerment in the fulfillment of libraries’ social justice mission.
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