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Dear Colleagues,
ARLIS/NA is among the organizations signing the following letter to the
House leaders regarding H.R. 354.
Roger Lawson
Chair, ARLIS/NA Public Policy Committee
>>> Prue Adler <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/99 10:34am >>>
Here is the final letter that went to the Hill.
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November 10, 1999
The Honorable Richard Armey
Majority Leader
Capitol S-230
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Majority Leader,
We remain deeply concerned about a premature discussion of database
legislation on the floor of the House in the next few days. Recent
proposed revisions to H.R. 354, "The Collections of Information Antipiracy
Act," taken as a whole, do not adequately address outstanding
concerns.
We remain willing to work with the committees of jurisdiction to fashion a
compromise that fairly addresses the concerns of all affected industries
and associations, including the information technology industry and
scientific, library, and educational institutions. We look forward to
working with you and your staff once Congress has adjourned.
Respectfully,
Amdahl Corporation
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Law Libraries
American Association of Legal Publishers
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Committee for Interoperable Systems
American Council of Learned Societies
American Council on Education
American Library Association
Art Libraries Society of North America
Association of American Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Research Libraries
AT&T
Ball Research, Inc.
Bell Atlantic
Bloomberg Financial Markets
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Commercial Internet eXchange Association
Computer & Communications Industry Association
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Consortium of Social Science Associations
Consumer Project on Technology
Digital Future Coalition
Dun & Bradstreet
EDUCAUSE
Information Technology Association of America
JuriSearch.Com
MCI WorldCom
Medical Library Association
Modern Language Association
Music Library Association
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
National Council of Teachers of English
National Humanities Alliance
National Writers Union
Online Banking Association
Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Society of American Archivists
Special Libraries Association
Sun Microsystems
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
United States Catholic Conference
Visual Resources Association
cc: Speaker Hastert, Chairman Bliley, Chairman Hyde, Chairman Dreier
Prue Adler, Assistant Executive Director
Federal Relations and Information Policy
Association of Research Libraries
21 Dupont Circle, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 296-2296
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