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Subject: [ALA-WO:240] Public Ruondtables on Copyright Exceptions-
Deadline EXTENDED!
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:39:50 -0500
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ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 15, Number 27
March 1, 2006
In This Issue: Public Roundtables on March 8 and 16, 2006, on
Copyright Exceptions for Libraries And Archives
* * * DEADLINE to participate EXTENDED to March 3. * * *
The Library of Congress last year convened a "Section 108 Study
Group" to prepare findings and make recommendations to the
Librarian of Congress by mid-2006 for possible alterations to the
copyright law that reflect current technologies. The group is
named after the section of the U.S. Copyright Act that provides
certain exceptions for libraries and archives. Several
representatives of the library community are members of the Study
Group.
The Study Group is reaching out to the library, archives, rights-
holder, and creative communities for input on recommendations for
revising the current library and archives exceptions. As part of
that process, the Study Group will host two days of roundtables in
2006 for interested parties to offer suggestions and comments on
how best to revise these exceptions for the digital era.
Where & when:
March 8 (Wednesday) in Los Angeles, California, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. P.S.T.- University of California-Los Angeles School of
Law, Room 1314, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
March 16 (Thursday) in Washington, D.C., from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. E.S.T. - Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237,
Washington, D.C. 20515
How to participate:
Requests to participate in either roundtable must be received by
the Section 108 Study Group by 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. on March 3, 2006.
Note: Original deadline of February 24 has been extended!
Additional information about the Roundtables is available in the
Federal Register on February 15, 2006
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/copyright.htm#l
inks and on the Section 108 Study Group website,
http://www.loc.gov/section108. For those who cannot participate
in person, comments may be submitted to the Study Group directly
via the website. Members of the public may attend the Roundtables
even if they do not intend to speak on particular issues.
What are the issues?
Section 108 of the Copyright Act permits libraries and archives to
make certain uses of copyrighted materials in order to serve the
public and ensure the availability of works over time. Among
other things, section 108 allows libraries and archives to make
copies in specified instances for preservation, replacement and
patron use. These provisions were drafted with analog materials
in mind, and therefore do not adequately address many of the
issues unique to digital media, either from the perspective of
rights-holders or libraries and archives.
The March roundtables will address four general issues:
(1) eligibility for the section 108 exceptions,
(2) proposal to amend subsections 108(b) and (c) to allow
access outside the premises in limited circumstances,
(3) proposal for a new exception for preservation-
only/restricted access copying,
(4) proposal for a new exception for the preservation of
websites.
Background information and a more detailed discussion of the
issues can be found in the document titled "Information for the
March 2006 Public Roundtables and Request for Written Comments"
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/copyright.htm#links
We urge you to read this background document in order to obtain a
full understanding of the issues surrounding the topics to be
discussed and to provide appropriate input through written
comments or participation in the roundtable discussions. Other
general topics pertaining to Section 108 exceptions – such as
making copies upon patron request, interlibrary loan, eReserves
and licensing – may be the subject of future public roundtables.
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