We have had our first patron come wanting to put the iTunes files on their own iPod. We knew this was coming but we never had a clear, black/white stance on this until now. Taken from the Music Library Association's Statement on the Digital Transmission of Electronic Reserves: "dubbing or digital copying of musical works for class reserves falls within the spirit of the fair use provision of the copyright law, IF...access to such digital copies must be through library-controlled equipment."

Our take on this statement is that our iPods are library-controlled equipment. If you have any quesitons or concerns about this policy, please talk to either Amy or Larisa.