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Re: Digital Millenium Copyright Act implications for library Web site
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Sloan)
Thu Feb 4 20:06:49 1999
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 16:50:40 -0600
From: Tom Sloan <tsloan@lib.de.us>
In-Reply-To: <2CDB5756E744D111A59E00805F857E8D8EEC3C@Grace.tsl.state.tx.us>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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Dear Friends,
I serve as the chair of the ALA Committee on Legislation's
Intellectual Property Subcommittee. We are working to identify the
information needs of librarians regarding the new copyright act. It
would be very helpful to me if you would post your response to
Michael Piper's question to the listservs or copy me at
tsloan@lib.de.us. Thanks!! Tom Sloan, Delaware Division of Libraries
On 2 Feb 99, at 15:12, Michael Piper wrote:
From: Michael Piper <mpiper@tsl.state.tx.us>
To: "'st-lib@sparkie.osl.state.or.us'"
<st-lib@sparkie.osl.state.or.us>
Copies to: "'PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU'" <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>,
"'web4lib@sunsite.berkeley.edu'" <web4lib@sunsite.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Digital Millenium Copyright Act implications for library Web
site
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Date sent: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:12:52 -0600
Send reply to: Michael Piper <mpiper@tsl.state.tx.us>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> We've been studying the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which was
> signed into law on October 28, 1998.
>
> DMCA says inadvertently helping someone violate copyright laws is
> "vicarious" or "contributory" infringement, even if the materials were
> posted illegally by someone else. DMCA also sets a limitation on the
> potential money damages online service providers can accrue when they
> allow access to copyrighted material someone else placed online.
>
> Have any of you taken - or do you plan to take - the steps outlined in
> DMCA to protect against copyright liability? These steps include:
>
> * Appointing a designated agent to receive notices from copyright
> owners.
>
> * Providing users with information about copyright laws.
>
> * Developing and posting a policy for termination of repeat
> offenders.
>
> * Complying with "take down" and "put back" notice requirements.
>
> * Accommodating industry-standard technical measures - "digital
> watermarks" for instance - used by owners to protect their works.
>
> * Paying a $20 fee to the Copyright Office.
>
> We'd like to benefit from your expertise, so I welcome your comments on
> this issue. Thank you for your consideration.
>
> PS For more on the DMCA, see http://www.ala.org/washoff/osp.html.
>
> Note: this message has been posted on multiple lists. Please excuse any
> inconvenience.
>
> **********
> **********
> Michael Piper, Director
> Library Resource Sharing Division
> Texas State Library and Archives Commission
> Box 12927
> Austin TX 78711-2927
> Voice: 512/463-7402 Fax: 512/936-2306
> michael.piper@tsl.state.tx.us
>
>
>
>
>
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Tom W. Sloan
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Delaware Division of Libraries
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