Dorothea Salo discusses several threats facing libraries, including copyright issues, digital rights management (DRM), the orphan works problem, and libraries acting as enforcers rather than advocates. She argues that libraries need to watch events outside their walls, negotiate for their interests, and resist becoming enforcement agents when copyright holders act against library values. Open access is important but requires funding, and lessons show libraries must take an active role in policy debates.
35. Sound recordings
Photo: “this is not a social media megaphone” by mikael altemark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/altemark/337248947/ CC-BY 2.0
36. Multimedia
analog and digital
Photo: ‘“Burned” DVD, microwaved to ensure total elimination of private data.’
by Roman Soto / http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjanoodles/153893226/ CC-BY 2.0