Re: Derivative works?

[Diane Gurman <diane.gurman@att.net>]

Hi Julie.

Section 101 of the Copyright Act defines derivative works as 
follows: A "derivative work" is a work based upon one or more 
preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, 
dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound 
recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any 
other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or 
adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, 
elaborations, or other modifications which, as a whole, represent 
an original work of authorship, is a "derivative work". A 
research paper that cites a copyrighted work would not be 
considered a derivative work under this definition.

Diane Gurman
Librarian I
County of Los Angeles Public Library