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Copyright Teleconference -- 5/21/99
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Peterson)
Mon May 10 20:08:32 1999
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THE IMPACT OF RECENT CHANGES TO U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW
Friday, May 21, 1999
11:00 a.m. - 2:00p.m. Central Time
Hosted by: George Washington University Library
Endorsed by: Coalition for Networked Information, EDUCAUSE
SUMMARY
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
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
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/LD/Workshops/workshop.htm
If the web registration does not work, please fax the form to Mae Murray
at 512-463-8800.
LOCATIONS
Austin
Odessa
Edinburg
Richmond
Fort Worth
San Antonio
To receive (3) hours of continuing education credit from the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission, participants must complete and turn in
a certificate request at the workshop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact: Mae Murray, Workshop Coordinator, mae.murray@tsl.state.tx.us,
512-463-5448.
Christine Peterson
Manager, Continuing Education & Consulting
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
chris.peterson@tsl.state.tx.us
512-463-6627
Christine Peterson
Manager, Continuing Education & Consulting
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
chris.peterson@tsl.state.tx.us
512-463-6627
