Gordon & Breach Copyright Policies (Chris Schneider) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 04 Feb 1995 21:36 UTC
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 1995 22:48:20 +0100 From: Christopher Schneider <christopher.schneider@GBPUB.COM> Subject: Gordon and Breach journals / copyright q Following is further clarification of the copyright policies for subscription rates of Gordon and Breach journals for academic library subscribers in Europe, North America, and Australia. We will be exhibiting at ALA Midwinter, Booth#551. We look forward to answering any other questions you have regarding this matter. The Subscription Rate Explanation table that appeared in the Price List distributed by IPD (Distributor for Gordon and Breach journals) contains two items that are to be corrected. First, the reference to Swiss Law and Zurich Chamber of Commerce should not have been included and is fully retracted. The law that will govern a subscriber's right to make copies will be the law of the country in which the copies were made. Second, interlibrary lending under the Base Rate and Photocopy License Rate is permitted as governed by copyright law. This is an important clarification, and it is with our apologies that this has caused so much confusion. There are three rates for academic libraries: Photocopy License The License Rate is the rate that appears in the IPD Price List. The License, which is 10% of the Base rate, permits the subscriber to make multiple photocopies of single articles for the internal research or study purposes of the subscriber in excess of the number of copies allowed under applicable law. The key point about the license is that the subscriber does not have to report this copying to the publisher or any reporting agency. Academic libraries may have this fee waived by returning to the publisher a waiver form that is supplied on request. The License fee will be deducted, and this deduction will be reflected in the invoice to the library or its agent. This is the Base Rate. Base Rate Without the License, the subscriber is at the Base Rate. The only restriction of the Base Rate is the copyright law under which the subscriber operates. Network Rate The Network Rate is for those subscribers that are engaged in commercial document delivery and whose primary use of the journal is for document delivery to third parties. This Rate is 3 to 6 times the License Rate, but it allows high-volume re-sale of one or more photocopies of single articles to third parties. Most subscribers were not even offered this rate. We hope that this clarifies the issue for you, but we welcome any further questions you may have. These rates were instituted with the intention of offering greater usage allowances to the subscriber than is allowed by copyright law, yet retaining a form of compensation to the publisher for use that exceeds normal copyright law. The Photocopy License and Network Rate also allow both the subscriber and publisher to forego the administrative tasks inherent in monitoring the use of the material and the processing of royalty statements. Thank you, Chris Schneider <Christopher.Schneider@gbpub.com> Ph: 201 643-7500 Ext 215 Fx: 201 643-7676