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August 31, 2001
"FIRST SALE" REPORT PUBLISHED BY COPYRIGHT OFFICE
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/reports/studies/dmca/dmca_study.html
The Copyright Office has just released its report on "the impact of
the DMCA and Electronic Commerce & Associated technologies on
Sections 109 and 117 of the Copyright Act."
Look for commentaries from many sources over the next week or two,
but the upshot is that the Register of Copyrights recommends no
change in the law, especially with respect to extending the first
sale doctrine into the digital age.
Interestingly, the Register does assert at the opening of the
Executive Summary that "The enactment of the DMCA was only the
beginning of an ongoing evaluation by Congress on the relationship
between technological change and U.S. copyright law." So we know
there's a long road ahead of us.
David Green
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>Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:19:26 -0400
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U.S. Copyright Office
NewsNet
August 30, 2001
Issue 128
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For additional information, visit the Copyright Office
homepage at http://www.loc.gov/copyright
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CONTENTS
* News *
Copyright Office
OFFICE ISSUES DMCA SECTION 104 REPORT ON IMPACT OF THE DMCA AND
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES ON SECTIONS 109 AND
117 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT
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* NEWS *
Copyright Office
Office Issues DMCA Section 104 Report on Impact of the DMCA and
Electronic Commerce and Associated Technologies on Sections 109 and
117 of the Copyright Act
The Register of Copyrights presented to Congress on Aug. 29 her
report on the effects of title 1 of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) and the development of electronic commerce and associated
technology on the operation of sections 109 and 117 of title 17,
U.S.C. (the Copyright Act, as amended). It also evaluates the
relationship between existing and emerging technology and the
operation of those sections. The report, which was required under
section 104 of the DMCA, is available on the Copyright Office website
at: <http://www.loc.gov/copyright/reports/studies/dmca/dmca_study.html>
Paper copies will be available for purchase in the future from the
Government Printing Office.
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