[free-sklyarov] Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress

[Jon O .]

It's linked right at the bottom of this pages along with other
good stuff:

http://www.anti-dmca.org/docs.html






On 25-Jul-2001, alfee cube wrote:
> i have been looking for a copy of the first recently
> issued report: 
> 
> "DMCA section 104 report : a report of the Register of
> Copyrights pursuant to [section] 104 of the Digital
> Millennium Copyright Act."
> 
> LCCN: 2001-42373
> KF2989.573.A15 2001
> 
> if someone has located this (besides the copy in the
> library of congress) i would appreciate the
> information.
> 
> 
> --- Nick Moffitt <nick at zork.net> wrote:
> > Dr. James Billington is a russophile and the USA's
> > Librarian of
> > Librarians.  
> > 
> > Perhaps we should send him letters on the subject.
> > 
> >
> http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/11/01/digital.copyright.idg/
> > > Billington based his statements on the
> > recommendations of the
> > > register of copyrights, who was assigned to
> > consider a wide range of
> > > possible adverse impacts of the prohibition. The
> > Copyright Office's
> > > primary responsibility was to assess whether
> > current technologies
> > > that control access to copyrighted works are
> > "diminishing the
> > > ability of individuals to use works in lawful,
> > non-infringing ways,"
> > > Billington said in the statement.
> > > 
> > > Robert Dizard Jr., staff director of the Copyright
> > Office, said the
> > > register of copyrights found that the access
> > controls were adversely
> > > affecting people who wanted to access the two
> > exempt classes of
> > > work.  The register made the recommendation based
> > on public comments
> > > showing problems with these two particular
> > classes, Dizard said,
> > > adding that the ruling should not be considered a
> > defeat or victory
> > > for any particular group.
> > > 
> > > "We would not characterize this as a rulemaking to
> > select winners
> > > and losers," he said. "Congress indicated in the
> > statute that the
> > > record had to clearly support an adverse affect"
> > in order to obtain
> > > an exemption.
> > 
> > http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon/alwn9085.html
> > > The Librarian of Congress James Billington has
> > ruled against the
> > > American public and library users by negating fair
> > use in the
> > > digital arena. Billington allowed only two
> > exceptions in the fair
> > > use proceeding involving the 1201
> > anticircumvention provision of the
> > > Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
> > > 
> > > A preliminary review of the ruling reveals that
> > Billington adopted
> > > recommendations by Marybeth Peters, Register of
> > Copyrights, to
> > > provide exemptions only for malfunctions and to
> > determine which
> > > sites are blocked by filtering software. The
> > exemption related to
> > > circumventing filtering software may be useful
> > although problematic.
> > 
> >
> http://www.uwex.edu/disted/desien/2000/0011/copyright.htm
> > > LIBRARIANS AND DIGITAL COPYRIGHT - Affirmation of
> > the Digital
> > > Millennium Copyright Act by the Library of
> > Congress, has angered
> > > librarians. The DMCA, gives owners of copyrighted
> > digital content
> > > control over how that content is accessed. There
> > is particular
> > > concern about making certain that the precepts of
> > the "fair use"
> > > principle are carried over to the digital age. The
> > Librarian of
> > > Congress, James Billington, has recently said that
> > he believes it is
> > > very important that the fair-use principle be
> > maintained. He also
> > > affirmed that the new legislation affects access,
> > not content use.
> > > The ruling most severely impacts students,
> > academics and others
> > > performing scholarly research by preventing them
> > from getting around
> > > technological protection measures when referring
> > to copyrighted
> > > material. (InformationWeek Online, 30 Oct 00)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > "The only thing is certain: Russian petty computer
> > hooligans are very
> > slovenly, while FBI agents are very persistent in
> > hunting them." --Pravda
> > 	01234567 <- The amazing* indent-o-meter! 
> >         ^	    (*: Indent-o-meter may not actually
> > amaze.)
> > 
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