This webcast introduced the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries on the day of the Code's release, January 26, 2012. The Code facilitators—Patricia Aufderheide of the Center for Social Media at American University, Brandon Butler of ARL, and Peter Jaszi of the American University Law School—delivered a brief presentation on the contents of the Code, followed by a question-and-answer session. To read the Code and view related resources, visit http://www.arl.org/fairuse.

The archived webcast can be viewed at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgApUkLxmNg&feature=youtu.be

Posted on behalf of the ARLIS/NA Public Policy Committee

Roger Lawson, co-chair