IP: Public libraries don't need permission from publishers, ..Dan Gilmor

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>From: "Gillmor, Dan" <DGillmor@sjmercury.com>
>To: "'farber@cis.upenn.edu'" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
>
>http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg040801.htm
>
>WASHINGTON -- Public libraries don't need permission from publishers,
>Hollywood or the record companies when they lend books, videotapes and CDs
>to their patrons. And when you buy a CD, you're permitted to make a personal
>copy on a cassette tape so you can play the music in your car.
>
>But public libraries are in jeopardy under new laws designed to protect
>copyright holders, and so are your rights to what's called ``fair use'' of
>what you've bought. This state of affairs is wrong, says Rep. Rick Boucher,
>one of the few members of Congress who cares about your rights in the
>Digital Age.



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