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

alfee cube sisgeek at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 25 16:34:15 PDT 2001


hi jono

the links at the bottom (one to the hr 2281 and one to
the joint report) are different and predate the report
below.



--- "Jon O ." <jono at microshaft.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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