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IP: COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION WOULD LIMIT RIGHTS
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 09:01:10 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: EDUCAUSE () EDUCAUSE EDU Reply-To: edupage-editors () EDUCAUSE EDU Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:55:43 -0600 To: EDUPAGE () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Edupage, July 12, 2002 COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION WOULD LIMIT RIGHTS Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina and Howard Berman of California have drafted a bill that could potentially put severe limits on fair use while giving Webcasters something of a reprieve. Currently, the doctrine of fair use allows consumers to make copies of copyrighted content for specific purposes, including educational and other nonprofit activities. The bill, as currently drafted, would end the exemption that allows this copying. But the bill would make legal the temporary copies that Webcasters must use to broadcast files over the Internet. Some groups have complained that these temporary copies violate copyright. Civil rights and academic groups oppose the restrictions on fair use in the bill, and some noted that the exemption for Webcasters would be moot if Congress enacts a royalty schedule, which could force many Webcasters out of business. CNET, 11 July 2002 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-943134.html ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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