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JSTOR Amicus Brief

ckeller — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:41:46 -0600

EDUCAUSE joined a broad coalition in filing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief on behalf of the National Geographic Society which seeks permission to reproduce a print collective work in electronic format. At issue is ensuring the availability, preservation and dissemination of prior research which is essential for scholarly advancement. Oral arguments are expected to take place in the Eleventh Circuit Court during the week of February 25th, 2008, with a decision rendered at some point thereafter.

Statement of the Librarian of Congress Relating to Section 1201 Rulemaking

drupal — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:44:23 -0600

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 requires the U.S. Copyright Office to periodically consider exemptions to its "anticircumvention" provisions. It is these provisions that effectively prevent instructors, researchers, and other consumers from "breaking" technological barriers to content, even for purposes that would be legitimate under fair use or other portions of copyright law. On November 27, the Copyright Office officially enacted six new exemptions, several of which are of direct relevance to colleges, universities, and libraries. Film professors, for example, may now bypass content locks to create compilations of audiovisual clips for classroom use. Other exemptions apply to the investigation of security flaws, archiving of content in obsolete formats, and content access for users with visual impairments.

Report on Orphan Works

drupal — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:52:18 -0600

The Copyright Office has completed its study of problems related to "orphan works"—copyrighted works whose owners may be impossible to identify and locate. As requested by Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Patrick Leahy, the Office submitted its Report on Orphan Works to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 31, 2006.

1860 Copyright Infringement -- Statute of Limitations

drupal — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:46:49 -0600

Statute of limitations on copyright infringement, includes filesharing.

Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education

drupal — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 09:22:08 -0500

Over the past five years, the application of copyright law to distance education using digital technologies has become the subject of public debate and attention in the United States. Inthe Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), Congress charged the Copyright Office with responsibility to study the issue and report back with recommendations within six months.After an intensive process of identifying stakeholders, holding public hearings, soliciting comments, conducting research, and consulting with experts in various fields, the Office hasissued this Report.

Twenty-First Century Distance Learning Enhancement Act (Introduced in House)

drupal — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 09:15:04 -0500

Purpose of this bill is to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of copies or phonorecords of such performances or displays is not an infringement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.