Publishers Weekly published an interesting interview with Brandon Butler, wrapping up the year 2012 in library copyright issues, including the
GSU case, the
HathiTrust case and the defeat of SOPA. He also talks about upcoming challenges for 2013, including the pending
Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case, testing the first sale doctrine, and the possibility of orphan works legislation.
The full interview:
Overruled: PW Talks to ARL’s Brandon Butler: ALA Preview 2013.
For a fuller discussion of
how Kirtsaeng may affect libraries, see Butler's earlier article, coauthored with Jonathan Band.
And, for a lighter take and an indication that copyright law is of mainstream importance, watch
Stephen Colbert's segment on Kirtsaeng.
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