The spirit of copyright is, according to the US Constitution, to "promote the progress of science and useful arts." Institutes of higher learning should interpret and apply the law so as to encourage the discovery of new knowledge and its dissemination.
Media Format Transfer (analog to digital)
In order for the MLC to change the format of copyrighted media, there must be an original version of the media to be transferred and written permission from the copyright holder.
Duplication of Copyrighted Material
In order for the MLC to duplicate copyrighted media, there must be an original copy of the media to be duplicated and written permission from the copyright holder.
Faculty Reserve Holdings
In order to place copyrighted media on faculty reserve, the media must be the original version (not a copy). The only exception to this rule is if there is already an original version of the media on faculty reserve or if the media is in the MLC library.