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Subject: ALAWON v7, n18 - ACTION ALERT: MARKUPS OF IP BILLS IMMINENT
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ALAWON Volume 7, Number 18
ISSN 1069-7799 February 20, 1998
American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
In this issue: (144 lines)
IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT: PREMATURE MARKUPS OF TWO INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY BILLS IMMINENT; COSPONSORS NEEDED FOR H.R. 3048 LIBRARY
BILL
Note: This message, and important supporting material, has been
transmitted in 2 parts. This ALAWON is part 1 of 2.
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IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT:
PREMATURE MARKUPS OF TWO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BILLS
IMMINENT; COSPONSORS NEEDED FOR H.R. 3048 LIBRARY BILL
IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT:
Library supporters represented by any member of the full
House Judiciary Committee -- especially members of its
Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property -- are
asked to write, call or fax their House representatives AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE regarding two bills strongly OPPOSED by the
library community:
* H.R. 2281, the WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation
Act (a flawed and incomplete proposal to protect the rights
of some information owners that would jeopardize the future
of fair use and the public's access to electronic
information); and
* H.R. 2652, the Collection of Information Antipiracy Act
(a dangerously over broad bill to provide sweeping new
protection for "databases" that threatens access to even
public domain information).
Although strongly opposed by libraries and many others in
the public and private sectors, these bills are scheduled to
be considered by the Subcommittee on February 26 and March
12 respectively. However, no such markup is contemplated at
this time for WIPO-related bill which the library community
supports -- H.R. 3048, the Digital Era Copyright Enhancement
Act by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Tom Campbell (R-CA).
HR 3048 would update the nation's copyright laws in a way
that fully protects fair use, digital preservation, library
lending, distance education, and access to technology needed
to engage in such activities.
NOTE: A list of the House Judiciary Committee's members with
contact information is printed at the end of this message.
Background on both bills opposed by the library community
follow this alert in a separate ALAWON. Information about
the library friendly Boucher/Campbell bill may be found
online from the Digital Future Coalition at www.dfc.org.
KEY MESSAGE POINTS:
* it is premature for the Subcommittee on Courts and
Intellectual Property to vote on either HR 2652 or HR 2281;
* additional hearings are needed on HR 2652 to determine
whether the protection it would provide is justified, and a
first hearing is needed on the library-friendly HR 3048; and
* Members of the House Judiciary Committee are encouraged to
evaluate and cosponsor HR 3048.
The U.S. Capitol Switchboard phone number is 202-224-3121.
Additional detail about these bills, and the complexities of
the library positions regarding them, are available from the
Digital Future Coalition at www.dfc.org. An Association of
Research Libraries Summary and Status of H.R. 2652 is
available at http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/
hr2652sum.html. Inquiries also may be directed to Adam
Eisgrau, legislative counsel for the ALA Washington Office,
at 800/941-8478.
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ST-DST PTY REPRESENTATIVE PHONE FAX
(Use 202 area
code)
AR-3 R Asa Hutchinson 225-4301 225-5713
* CA-16 D Zoe Lofgren 225-3072 225-3336
* CA-23 R Elton Gallegly 225-5811 225-1100
* CA-26 D Howard L. Berman 225-4695 225-5279
CA-27 R James E. Rogan 225-4176 225-5828
CA-35 D Maxine Waters 225-2201 225-7854
* FL-8 R Bill McCollum 225-2176 225-0999
* FL-12 R Charles T. Canady 225-1252 225-2279
FL-19 D Robert Wexler 225-3001 225-5974
GA-7 R Bob Barr 225-2931 225-2944
** IL-6 R Henry J. Hyde, Chair 225-4561 225-1166
IN-5 R Stephen E. Buyer 225-5037 225-2267
* IN-7 R Edward A. Pease 225-5805 225-1649
* MA-4 D Barney Frank 225-5931 225-0182
MA-5 D Martin T. Meehan 225-3411 226-0771
* MA-10 D William D. Delahunt 225-3111 225-5658
* MI-14 D John Conyers, Jr., Rnk. Dem. 225-5126 225-0072
NJ-9 D Steve R. Rothman 225-5061 225-5851
NM-1 R Steven H. Schiff 225-6316 225-4975
NY-8 D Jerrold Nadler 225-5635 225-6923
NY-9 D Charles E. Schumer 225-6616 225-4183
* NC-6 R Howard Coble 225-3065 225-8611
NC-12 D Melvin L. Watt 225-1510 225-1512
OH-1 R Steve Chabot 225-2216 225-3012
PA-17 R George W. Gekas 225-4315 225-8440
SC-4 R Robert D. Inglis 225-6030 226-1177
TN-1 R William L. Jenkins 225-6356 225-5714
TN-7 R Edward G. Bryant 225-2811 225-2989
TX-18 D Sheila Jackson Lee 225-3816 225-3317
TX-21 R Lamar S. Smith 225-4236 225-8628
* UT-3 R Christopher B. Cannon 225-7751 225-5629
VA-3 D Robert C. Scott 225-8351 225-8354
* VA-6 R Bob Goodlatte 225-5431 225-9681
* VA-9 D Rick Boucher 225-3861 225-0442
* WI-9 R F. J. Sensenbrenner, Jr. 225-5101 225-3190
* Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and
Intellectual Property; Rep. Coble, Chair and Rep. Frank,
Ranking Minority Member.
** Chair of the full House Judiciary Committee
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