The sixth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week took place February 25 - March 1, 2019, with 163 participating organisations as well as numerous individuals worldwide. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) organised the event and participants included universities, libraries, library associations, and many other organisations, such as Authors Alliance, the Center for Media & Social Impact, New Media Rights, and Re:Create. Fifty-one ARL member institutions contributed a wide range of resources this year. Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was observed around the globe by participants in such countries as Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the US.
Throughout the week, participants celebrated the essential limitations and exceptions to copyright that fair use and fair dealing provide, allowing the use of copyrighted materials without permission from the rightsholder under certain circumstances. While fair use and fair dealing are employed on a daily basis by students, faculty, librarians, journalists, and all users of copyrighted material, Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is a time to promote and discuss the opportunities presented, celebrate successful stories, and explain the doctrines.
Each day, new blog posts and other resources were produced and shared and institutions hosted a variety of live events, such as panel discussions and film screenings. Daily roundups and additional resources are available on the Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week website. There were 60 news and blog posts, nine videos, three podcasts, a contest, an infographic, and more shared over the course of the week.
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2020 will take place February 24 - 28.
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