#106th Congress, 1999–2000

#105th Congress, 1997–98

106th Congress, 1999–2000

Legislation

HR 354: Collections of Information Antipiracy Act

HR 1858: Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act, originally introduced by Rep. Bliley

Hon. Tom Bliley's Remarks on the House Floor (5/20/99)

Letters/Testimony/Statements on HR 1858

Letter to all Representatives on database issues to come before the 107th Congress from Mike Blevins, Coordinator of the Database Data Coalition (12/18/2000)

Letter from Skip Lockwood on behalf of the Database Data Coalition to House of Representatives suggesting HR 1858 is superior database bill (2/9/00)

Education/Library/Scientific Associations' letter to Rep. Neil Abercrombie supporting HR 1858 (10/08/99)

National Academies letter to Rep. Tauzin on HR 1858 (6/14/99)

Statement of James B. Neal on behalf of the Library Community (6/15/99)

Sen. Hatch's Remarks on Database Protection (1/19/99)

Letters/Testimony/Statements on HR 354

Joint Letter to House of Representatives opposing HR 354 (2/9/00)

Joint Letter to Capitol Hill opposing HR 354 (2/8/00)

Joint Letter to Rep. Richard Armey, House Majority Leader opposing HR 354 (11/16/99)

National Academies letter to Rep. David Dreier opposing HR 354 (10/13/99)

Joint Library Association letter to Rep. David Dreier opposing HR 354 (10/12/99)

ARL and ALA letter to Mitch Glazier (5/19/99)

ITAA letter to Mitch Glazier (5/19/99)

AAU, ACE, and NASULGC letter to Reps. Coble, Berman, and Delahunt (5/25/99)

NAE and AAAS letter to Reps. Coble, Berman, and Delahunt (5/25/99)

Letter to Rep. Hyde from US Department of Commerce representing US Government position on HR 354 (5/26/99)

Letters Responding to the Administration Testimony Regarding HR 354

ITAA, OBA, and the CCIA response to the Administration Testimony regarding the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (4/1/99)

AAU, ACE, NASULGC Response to the Administration Testimony regarding the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (4/5/99)

Library Community Response to the Administration Testimony regarding the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (4/1/99)

Statements on HR 354

Statement of James B. Neal on behalf of the Library Community to the Committee on the Judiciary in the Hearing on the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (3/18/99)

Statement of Joshua Lederberg on behalf of the NAS, NAE, I of M, and AAAS to the Committee on the Judiciary in the Hearing on the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (3/18/99)

Testimony of Charles E. Phelps on behalf of the AAU, ACE, and the NASULGC to the Committee on the Judiciary in the Hearing on the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (3/18/99)

Testimony of the CCIA, ITAA, and the OBA before the Committee on the Judiciary in the Hearing on the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (3/18/99)

Statement of Andrew J. Pincus on behalf of the Administration before the Committee on the Judiciary in the Hearing on the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (3/18/99)

Position Statement signed by various corporations, educational institutions, non-profits, and trade associations regarding Database Protection legislation (3/16/99)

Additional Resources

Ken Frazier, "Do Facts Belong To Everyone? Some Think Not," Wisconsin State Journal (11/01/99)

Scott Rosenberg, "Who Owns the New York Times Bestseller List?" Salon.com (6/23/99)

Jonathan Band, "Why HR 1858 Is Superior to HR 354," a comparison of database bills

Florence Olsen, "Users and Publishers of Databases Disagree Over Two Bills in Congress," Chronicle of Higher Education (6/24/99)

Jonathan Band, "Making the World Safe for Databases," IP Magazine (4/99)

105th Congress, 1997–98

Legislation

S.2291—"Collections of Information Antipiracy Act"

HR 2652—"Collections of Information Antipiracy Act"

Committee Report on the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" (5/12/98)

Administration Documents

FTC Letter to Rep. Bliley on the Collections of Information Antipiracy Act (9/28/98)

DOC Letter on Problems with S.2291 (8/4/98)

DOJ Memo on Constitutional Problems with HR2652 (7/28/98)

New Database Legislation—Issues Papers: Concerns with S 2291/HR 2652 (5/98)
courtesy of the Information Technology Association of America

Myths and Facts about S 2291/HR 2652

Competition and Database Protection

An Alternative to S 2291/HR 2652—A True Federal Misappropriation Approach

S 2291/HR 2652 will harm US Businesses

Challenges to Innovation and Progress in Communications

S 2291/HR 2652 is Overbroad; would harm commerical and non-profit activities

HR 2652—The End of History

Legislative Updates

Congress Poised to Turn Back 200+ Years of Copyright Law (9/30/98)

Database Bill: Disappointing Action in the House - Attention turns to the Senate (5/98)

ARL Summary and Status of HR 2652 (2/11/98)

Comments and Analysis

Database Protection and Access to Information, Science magazine (8/7/98)

A Preliminary Analysis of HR 2652 by Jonathan Band (10/97)

EU Directive Sets Dangerous Precedent For Librarians Worldwide (1997)

"Some Public Interest Considerations Relating to HR 3531 Database Investment and Intellectual Property Antipiracy Act of 1996," by Peter Jaszi (8/28/96)

Letters / Testimony / Statements

Senate Letters

Letter to Chairman Hatch from Senator Sarbanes re: HR 2652 (10/2/98)

Letter to Chairman Hatch from Senator Mikulski re: HR 2652 (10/2/98)

Letter to Chairman Hatch from Senator Warner re: HR 2652 (10/1/98)

Letter to Senator Thurmond from Senator Bond re: HR 2652 (9/29/98)

Letter to Senator Leahy from Senator Kerry re: HR 2652 (9/29/98)

Letter to Chairman Hatch from Senator Shelby re: HR 2652 (9/25/98)

Letter to Senator Leahy (also sent to Senator Hatch) from Senators Conrad and Dorgan re: HR 2652 (9/23/98)

Letter to Senator Hatch from Senators D'Amato and Moynihan re: Database Legislation (9/22/98)

Letter to Senators Hatch and Leahy from Senators Rockefeller/Wyden/Burns/Snowe re: Database Legislation (9/18/98)

Letter to Senator Leahy from Senator Lieberman re: HR 2652 (9/8/98)

Other Letters

Broad Based Letter Opposing Title V of HR 2281 (9/10/98)

Letter to Senator Leahy regarding HR 2652 / S 2291 from Andrew J. Pincus (8/04/98)

Prof. Samuelson's Letter re: Tyson/Sherry Report (10/23/97)

Joint Letter to Dr. John H. Gibbons, Office of Science and Technology (11/7/96)

National Academy of Sciences Letter with regard to The Database Proposal (10/9/96)

Testimony / Statements

Administration Letter on HR 2652/S 2291 (8/4/98)

Testimony of James G. Neal on Collections of Information Antipiracy Act (10/23/97)

One Pager on Testimony of James G. Neal (10/97)