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. 1994 Apr;82(2):183–187.

Legal considerations for document delivery services.

A Bunting 1
PMCID: PMC225895  PMID: 8004023

Abstract

Health sciences libraries that provide fee-based information services must consider and develop policies and procedures for complying with legal requirements. This paper reviews the provisions of copyright law that pertain to document delivery, including two court decisions concerning copyright. Also discussed are recent actions by publishers to reinforce their view of libraries' responsibilities for royalty fees for articles copied and their use of licenses to impose additional restrictions on the use of and reproduction of materials.

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