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Dear Colleagues:
I would like to alert you to this upcoming broadcast which discusses
copyright in the new Millenium which is of vital interest to us as
librarians. The following information is copied from the ARL web site:
http://www.arl.org/dmca/video.html
COPYRIGHT IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM:
THE IMPACT OF RECENT CHANGES TO U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW
Friday, May 21, 1999
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT
A Teleconference co-sponsored by:
American Association of Law Libraries
American Library Association
Association of Research Libraries
Medical Library Association
Special Libraries Association
Hosted by:
George Washington University Library
Endorsed by:
Coalition for Networked Information
EDUCAUSE
During 1998, the 105th Congress passed two bills to amend the 1976
Copyright Act: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), intended to
update copyright law for the digital age in selected arenas, and the Sonny
Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which gives copyright owners another 20
years of copyright protection for their works. Significantly, a third piece
of legislation, database protection, did not pass last year and has been
reintroduced in the House this session. The current bill has the potential
for fundamentally changing the way the research and educational community
works.
These changes to copyright law enacted in the 105th Congress have
significant implications for libraries, archives, and institutions of
higher education. Of particular importance, portions of the DMCA contain
detailed regulations for online service
providers that must be followed to obtain protection from liability for
infringement. Not only must online service providers register with the
Copyright Office, but educational institutions are also required to educate
their communities about copyright law and compliance. Other sections of the
law will require the community to develop processes for collecting
information and conducting studies to ensure the long-term protection of
fair use and other copyright exceptions. In addition, changes to the law
are still possible as Congress directed the Copyright Office to study how
digital technology could be used to promote distance education.
With a distinguished panel of experts, the teleconference, Copyright in the
New Millennium, will describe the new laws, discuss the implications for
libraries, archives, and educational institutions as they attempt to comply
with the new laws, and discuss strategies for the community as it engages
in the ongoing studies required by the law and confronts pending database
legislation.
Speakers Include:
Laura N. (Lolly) Gasaway, Director of the Law Library and Professor of
Law, University of North Carolina.
Georgia Harper, University of Texas System, Office of General Counsel
Sharon A. Hogan, University Librarian, University of Illinois at =
Chicago
Peter A. Jaszi, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American
University
Frederick W. Weingarten, Director, Office for Information Technology
Policy, American Library Association
Registration Details
By May 5
=24350
After May 5
=24400
Consortia Pricing
Pricing schedule for library consortia, school districts, county, regional,
and state systems. Pricing is based on the number of
sites within your consortia that will actually host a satellite downlink.
Consortial pricing starts at 4 sites.
Number of
Downlink Sites
Cost per Site
4-9
=24325
10-14
=24300
15-20
=24275
21-25
=24250
26-29
=24225
30 or more
=24200
There is no limit to the number of participants at a site. Registered sites
are allowed to make one videotape copy of the teleconference.
On the registration form, we ask if you are willing to allow participants
from outside your organization to attend the teleconference at your site.
If you need to recoup your costs, you may charge these guests a nominal
fee=3B we suggest no more than =2430 per person. You may view a list of =
these
sites on the Registration Form.
Registration Form
A =2450 processing fee will be charged for cancellations up to Monday, May
17. No refunds will be given after that date.
The sponsoring organizations are not responsible for local technical
problems or acts of nature that interfere with reception of the satellite
broadcast (such as sunspots, local storms, etc.). In such cases reported to
us, we will not refund the registration fee
but will provide a videotape of the conference.
Satellite Information
The teleconference will be broadcast on both C and KU satellite bands. The
signal will not be scrambled. Information on the satellite coordinates will
be provided to registered sites approximately two weeks prior to the
conference. For more detailed technical information, please contact Gene
Broderson, Training Media Inc., bizvid=40aol.com.
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