Subject: COPYRIGHT UPDATES
David Green (david@ninch.org)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:05:02 -0500
Message-Id: <v02130503b11776434678@[192.100.21.23]> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:05:02 -0500 To: ninch-announce@cni.org From: david@ninch.org (David Green) Subject: COPYRIGHT UPDATES
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
February 23, 1998
The American Library Association's Washington Office has reported that
two copyright-related bills are scheduled for mark-up imminently.
H.R. 2281, the Administration's supported "WIPO Copyright Treaties
Implementation Act," often characterized as minimalist and failing to
mention many of the concerns of the cultural community, is scheduled to
be considered by the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts
and Intellectual Property this Thursday February 26. Subsequently, the
"database" bill, H.R. 2652, the "Collection of Information Antipiracy
Act," will be considered for mark-up on March 12.
David Green
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> ALAWON Volume 7, Number 18
> ISSN 1069-7799 February 20, 1998
>
> American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
>
> In this issue: (144 lines)
>
> IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT: PREMATURE MARKUPS OF TWO INTELLECTUAL
> PROPERTY BILLS IMMINENT; COSPONSORS NEEDED FOR H.R. 3048 LIBRARY
> BILL
>
> Note: This message, and important supporting material, has been
> transmitted in 2 parts. This ALAWON is part 1 of 2.
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT:
> PREMATURE MARKUPS OF TWO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BILLS
> IMMINENT; COSPONSORS NEEDED FOR H.R. 3048 LIBRARY BILL
>
> IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT:
> Library supporters represented by any member of the full
> House Judiciary Committee -- especially members of its
> Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property -- are
> asked to write, call or fax their House representatives AS
> SOON AS POSSIBLE regarding two bills strongly OPPOSED by the
> library community:
>
> * H.R. 2281, the WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation
> Act (a flawed and incomplete proposal to protect the rights
> of some information owners that would jeopardize the future
> of fair use and the public's access to electronic
> information); and
>
> * H.R. 2652, the Collection of Information Antipiracy Act
> (a dangerously over broad bill to provide sweeping new
> protection for "databases" that threatens access to even
> public domain information).
>
> Although strongly opposed by libraries and many others in
> the public and private sectors, these bills are scheduled to
> be considered by the Subcommittee on February 26 and March
> 12 respectively. However, no such markup is contemplated at
> this time for WIPO-related bill which the library community
> supports -- H.R. 3048, the Digital Era Copyright Enhancement
> Act by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Tom Campbell (R-CA).
> HR 3048 would update the nation's copyright laws in a way
> that fully protects fair use, digital preservation, library
> lending, distance education, and access to technology needed
> to engage in such activities.
>
> NOTE: A list of the House Judiciary Committee's members with
> contact information is printed at the end of this message.
> Background on both bills opposed by the library community
> follow this alert in a separate ALAWON. Information about
> the library friendly Boucher/Campbell bill may be found
> online from the Digital Future Coalition at www.dfc.org.
>
> KEY MESSAGE POINTS:
> * it is premature for the Subcommittee on Courts and
> Intellectual Property to vote on either HR 2652 or HR 2281;
>
> * additional hearings are needed on HR 2652 to determine
> whether the protection it would provide is justified, and a
> first hearing is needed on the library-friendly HR 3048; and
>
> * Members of the House Judiciary Committee are encouraged to
> evaluate and cosponsor HR 3048.
>
> The U.S. Capitol Switchboard phone number is 202-224-3121.
> Additional detail about these bills, and the complexities of
> the library positions regarding them, are available from the
> Digital Future Coalition at www.dfc.org. An Association of
> Research Libraries Summary and Status of H.R. 2652 is
> available at http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/
> hr2652sum.html. Inquiries also may be directed to Adam
> Eisgrau, legislative counsel for the ALA Washington Office,
> at 800/941-8478.
>
> HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND
> INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
>
> ST-DST PTY REPRESENTATIVE PHONE FAX
> (Use 202 area
> code)
> AR-3 R Asa Hutchinson 225-4301 225-5713
> * CA-16 D Zoe Lofgren 225-3072 225-3336
> * CA-23 R Elton Gallegly 225-5811 225-1100
> * CA-26 D Howard L. Berman 225-4695 225-5279
> CA-27 R James E. Rogan 225-4176 225-5828
> CA-35 D Maxine Waters 225-2201 225-7854
> * FL-8 R Bill McCollum 225-2176 225-0999
> * FL-12 R Charles T. Canady 225-1252 225-2279
> FL-19 D Robert Wexler 225-3001 225-5974
> GA-7 R Bob Barr 225-2931 225-2944
> ** IL-6 R Henry J. Hyde, Chair 225-4561 225-1166
> IN-5 R Stephen E. Buyer 225-5037 225-2267
> * IN-7 R Edward A. Pease 225-5805 225-1649
> * MA-4 D Barney Frank 225-5931 225-0182
> MA-5 D Martin T. Meehan 225-3411 226-0771
> * MA-10 D William D. Delahunt 225-3111 225-5658
> * MI-14 D John Conyers, Jr., Rnk. Dem. 225-5126 225-0072
> NJ-9 D Steve R. Rothman 225-5061 225-5851
> NM-1 R Steven H. Schiff 225-6316 225-4975
> NY-8 D Jerrold Nadler 225-5635 225-6923
> NY-9 D Charles E. Schumer 225-6616 225-4183
> * NC-6 R Howard Coble 225-3065 225-8611
> NC-12 D Melvin L. Watt 225-1510 225-1512
> OH-1 R Steve Chabot 225-2216 225-3012
> PA-17 R George W. Gekas 225-4315 225-8440
> SC-4 R Robert D. Inglis 225-6030 226-1177
> TN-1 R William L. Jenkins 225-6356 225-5714
> TN-7 R Edward G. Bryant 225-2811 225-2989
> TX-18 D Sheila Jackson Lee 225-3816 225-3317
> TX-21 R Lamar S. Smith 225-4236 225-8628
> * UT-3 R Christopher B. Cannon 225-7751 225-5629
> VA-3 D Robert C. Scott 225-8351 225-8354
> * VA-6 R Bob Goodlatte 225-5431 225-9681
> * VA-9 D Rick Boucher 225-3861 225-0442
> * WI-9 R F. J. Sensenbrenner, Jr. 225-5101 225-3190
>
> * Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and
> Intellectual Property; Rep. Coble, Chair and Rep. Frank,
>
> Ranking Minority Member.
> ** Chair of the full House Judiciary Committee
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