Yet another copyright question

[Jan Birney <stmark6614@YAHOO.COM>]

LM_NETTERS,

I searched the U.S. Copyright Web site but did not
find a specific answer to this question: Are
bibliographies protected under copyright law? A friend
is giving a workshop and wants to distribute a
bibliography that was part of the book she used as a
resource. I'm sure she can't photocopy the actual
bibliography from the book, but can she give the
bibliographic information  for the resources the book
uses in its bibliography (essentially, she would be
retyping the bibliography).
The U.S. Copyright Website states that readily
available information, such as calendars, charts in
public documents, etc. are not protected. Is it
hairsplitting to say that bibliographic information is
readily available, public information and is not
protected, or do we take into consideration that the
author of the book compiled a bibliography of sources
used in the creation of the book and that therefore
the bibliography is protected by copyright law?
Thanks in advance.
Jan Birney

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Jan Birney, Library Media Specialist
Jockey Hollow Middle School
Monroe, Connecticut 06468
stmark6614@yahoo.com

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