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Need Full Access to Gov Docs in Google Book Search
An Open Letter to Google, William Patry, and Google's Library Partners
All I'm asking for is full access for the public to government documents on Google BookSearch. These documents are in the public domain and therefore should not be limited by claims of copyright, by Google or by the Library Partners.Also see: Google Book Search treats government documents as copyrighted material
It looks as if Google is definitely considering all post-1923 works under copyright.Continue reading
DMCA creator Lehman admits failure of DMCA
Bruce Lehman, who, as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks under Bill Clinton, was one of the main architects of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, gave a presentation at a conference on copyright reform at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. During his talk, Lehman admitted that "our Clinton administration policies didn't work out very well" and "our attempts at copyright control have not been successful" and laid much of the blame on the recording industry for not adapting to the changing marketplace. Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, has more on his blog including video of the Lehman's presentation. Continue reading
Roundtable on Section 108
Mary Minow of Library Law fame announced today that the transcripts from January's Section 108 Study Group roundtables have been published. Minow particapted in the session on ILL, and she shares her thoughts on her blog. Continue reading
IFLA Posts Country Reports From Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters
IFLA's Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters has posted country reports (PDF files) for the following countries. Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) - Country Reports 2006
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Israel
- Japan
- Philippines
- Poland
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sweden
- USA
Copyright and Government Information
COPYRIGHT & MARKING GOVERNMENT WORKS: WHY KEEP THE PUBLIC GUESSING?, US Government Printing Office, November 2, 2006. Powerpoints and PDFs from the conference are available. Continue reading
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