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Section 108 Study Group Public Roundtable Announced for January 31, 2007, in
The
Section 108 Study Group will host a public roundtable on Wednesday,
January
31, 2007, in
Exceptions
in the Copyright Act applicable to libraries and archives will be
discussed
at the roundtable, specifically those pertaining to the making and
distribution
of copies of copyrighted works pursuant to a patron’s request. The
roundtable
will address issues in the four following areas:
1. Amendments
to provisions relating to copies for users (current
subsections
108(d) and (e)) to reflect changes in the way digital
technology
is used by both rights-holders and libraries and archives.
2.
Other amendments to applicable section 108 provisions specifically
addressing
copies made for users via interlibrary loan.
3.
Amendments to the provisions currently set out in subsection 108(i) that
would
permit libraries and archives to take advantage of subsections
108(d)
and (e) for a broader category of works.
4.
Amendments to section 108 requiring libraries and archives, as a
condition
of being able to take advantage of the exceptions, to use
effective
technological protection measures and limits on the provision of
access
to electronic materials, including via performance or display.
A
Federal Register notice detailing the specific topics to be addressed and the
procedures
for submitting requests for participation, as well as written comments,
will be
published in December 2006. An advance copy of the notice will be
available
on the Section 108 Study Group website (www.loc.gov/section108) and
the
Copyright Office website (www.copyright.gov) in late
November.
Background
The
Section 108 Study Group was convened in April 2005 under the sponsorship
of the
Library of Congress’s National Digital Information Infrastructure and
Preservation
Program (NDIIPP) in cooperation with the U.S. Copyright Office. It
is
charged with examining how the exceptions and limitations applicable to
libraries
and archives under section 108 of the Copyright Act may need to be
amended,
specifically in light of the changes produced by the widespread use of
digital
technologies. More information on the Study Group and its work is
available
at www.loc.gov/section108.
Marc Gartler
Library Director
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312.697.8021
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The Section 108 Study Group will host a public roundtable on
Wednesday, January 31, 2007, in
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Miriam M. Nisbet
Legislative Counsel
American Library Association
Phone: 202-628-8410, x. 8202 or
1-800-941-8478, x. 8202
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