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Does the library need to get permission from the copyright owner to place a copyrighted work on reserve, knowing students will make their own personal copies?

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Does the library need to get permission from the copyright owner to place a copyrighted work on reserve, knowing students will make their own personal copies?

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No, the library guidelines accompanying the law protect libraries from liability for the unmonitored copying practices of individual students or others, as long as a copyright notice is posted on or near public photocopy machines.