ACQUISITION COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN THE NEW INFORMATION SOCIETY
Abstract
This paper dealt on the issues of acquisition, copyright and licensing of electronic resources. Guidelines for acquiring electronic resources were also discussed. Copyright and licensing of digital resources is not easily implemented and this has resulted in some countries responding to the demands of owners, agents and publishers in passing through the setting up of Digital Right Management System (DRM), and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). These measures have given copyright owners the right of ownership to their works. DMCA made legislation meant to safeguard fair use. The measure also stipulates that control access and use of copyrighted materials must only be effective through the signing of licensing agreements between owners and their users. The paper recommends that Nigeria, like other countries should ensure that the copyright laws and licensing standards are maintained.