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How to use the Photocopiers in the library

There is a photocopy machine in the library. A black-and-white/color ID card-operated photocopier for public use. If you are a staff member, you can use the photocopier with your ID card. If you are a student, please ask at the service counter between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays (except between noon and 1:00 pm). For more details, please ask at the service counter.

Literary works contained in books, journals, and newspapers are all protected by the Copyright Law. Due to the reproduction right that prohibits literary works from being reproduced without permission of the copyright holder, no one is allowed to “reproduce (copy)” literary works “in tangible form” without prior permission in any form whatsoever, whether by handwriting, photographing, duplicating, audio-recording, video-recording, or storing data on a PC’s hard disk or server. However, there are exceptional cases where reproducing literary works is allowed without permission of the copyright holder.

Examples of the exceptional cases

(1) Libraries and other institutions designated by Cabinet Order are exceptionally allowed to reproduce literary works without permission of the copyright holder under Article 31 (Reproduction in libraries, etc.) of the Copyright Law on condition that: Reproduction is intended for non-profit purposes; Reproduction is undertaken by the libraries themselves; The matters to be reproduced are materials held in the collection of the libraries; and Reproduction is necessary for the following purposes: . To furnish a user with a single copy of part of a literary work already made public at the request of the user and for the purpose of his or her own investigation or research: in case of a book, up to half of its contents may be reproduced, while in case of a work contained in a journal whose next issue has already been published, all of its contents may be reproduced. . To furnish other libraries with a copy of library materials that are rarely available through normal channels because the materials are out of print or for other similar reasons, at the request of the libraries.

(2) Persons who are in charge of teaching and those who are taught in schools or other educational institutions (learners) are exceptionally allowed to reproduce literary works for use in a course of lessons under Article 35-1 (Reproduction, etc. in schools and other educational institutions) of the Copyright Law. This exceptional clause applies also to the case where teachers download literary works through the Internet or print and duplicate such works for the purpose of producing educational materials and to the case where learners distribute copies of literary works to be used as educational materials to other learners. In all of these cases, the following conditions must be met: The organizations involved are educational institutions. The educational institutions have not been established for profit-making. Literary works are reproduced by teachers in charge of the lessons or learners who attend the lessons themselves. (Reproduction may be undertaken by any third person who agrees to follow the instructions of the teacher or learner in reproducing the works.) The teachers or learners who reproduced literary works use the reproduced materials themselves in the course of lessons. The teachers or learners reproduce only the number of copies needed. (Extra copies should not be made.) The literary works to be reproduced are already made public. Reproduction does not unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright holder in view of the nature and purpose of the work. (However, it is not permissible to reproduce materials designed to be purchased by individual learners, such as software applications and exercise books.) The “source” should be indicated if it is customarily required to do so.

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