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Summary of International Copyright and IP Activities
At the urging of the United States, a new "digital agenda" recently has been added to the range of issues under consideration in a long-running series of negotiations convened by...
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Press Release: Statement of Congressman Rick Boucher: “Pay-Per-Use” Society One Step Closer
I regret the decision of the Librarian of Congress, acting upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, to reject the recommendations of the Administration, concerned Members of Congress, universities...
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Press Release: Copyright Owners Get Green Light to Roll with Technological Protection Measures at Consumer Expense
October 26--Washington, D.C. Today, the Digital Future Coalition (DFC) expressed its appreciation to the Librarian of Congress for seeking to preserve the fair use rights of information consumers, while expressing...
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Comments of the Library Associations on Section 104 of the DMCA
The Libraries believe there are unsettling trends undermining the Constitutional and legislative balance between incentives to create works and the public access to ideas and content that require federal review...
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Inquiry Regarding Sections 109 and 117 (Docket No. 000522150-0150-01)
Library Association Comments dmca-comments-first-sale-04aug00.pdf
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In the Matter of Rulemaking Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems For Access Control Technologies Docket No. RM 99-7A
Pursuant to the requirement of the U.S. Congress in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), Section 1201(a)(1)(B-D), the Copyright Office has conducted a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether persons who...
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In the Matter of Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association. 1201-comments-02dec08.pdf
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Inquiry Regarding Sections 109 and 117: Reply Comments of the Library Associations
The June 5, 2000, Request for Public Comment inquires about the effects of the amendments made by title 1 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and the development of...
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Memorandum re: Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
This memo will address an issue that has arisen regarding interpretation of Section 108(a)(3) of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §108(a)(3), as amended in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of...
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Primer on the Digital Millenium: What the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act Mean for the Library Community
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is the centerpiece of the legislative strategy for the Clinton Administration and Congressional leaders responsible for copyright bills, was passed in the closing...
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