IP: IEEE says authors must certify papers to beDMCA-violation-free

[David Farber <dfarber@earthlink.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Cherry <s.cherry@ieee.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:47:37 
To: declan@well.com, "David J. Farber" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: FC: IEEE says authors must certify papers to be
 DMCA-violation-free

Dave and Declan,

I've talked to the editor in chief, and the editor in charge of our 
opinion pieces (which isn't me). Ross Anderson was indeed invited by 
IEEE Spectrum to write an opinion piece in the magazine. We did, and 
do, have a very high regard for his various expertises and his 
dedication to important issues for computing and the on-line world. 
Nevertheless, we'd like to correct a few inaccuracies in the message 
from him that was posted by a third party.

The original manuscript was fine, but was written for insiders who 
are immersed in European regulatory issues and already have a 
background against which to read such an article.

There was disagreement about the editing from the outset, and rather 
than get into some long hoohaa about it, it seemed best to set the 
manuscript free. It was an excellent idea to post the piece, where it 
will have reached an appropriate audience in advance of 18 April.

Regarding the Newsforge posting, I'm told that removing the reference 
to the DMCA from the IEEE Copyright Form is in the works and was 
planned even before the posting. Queries can be directed to the 
manager of copyrights and permissions, Bill Hagen <w.hagen@ieee.org>

Thanks for the chance to respond,

  Steven

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   Steven Cherry, +1 212-419-7566
   Senior Associate Editor
   IEEE Spectrum, 3 Park Ave,  New York, NY 10016
   <s.cherry@ieee.org>  <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org>


>From: "paul music" <pmusic@mmcable.com>
>To: "DeClan" <declan@well.com>
>Subject: IEEE forbids papers violating DMCA
>Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:01:19 -0500
>
>Saturday April 13, 2002 - [ 12:38 AM GMT ]
><mailto:emin@allegro.mit.edu>Anonymous Reader writes "The Institute 
>for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) now forbids paper 
>submissions which violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 
>(DMCA) via its new copyright form available at 
>www.ieee.org/about/documentation/copyright/NewCRfo rm101901.pdf. The 
>copyright form, which all authors must sign as a condition of 
>publication, requires the signer to warrant that the "publication or 
>dissemination of the Work shall not violate any proprietary right or 
>the Digital Copyright Millennium Act" [sic]. According to their web 
>site at www.ieee.org, the IEEE is a non-profit, technical 
>professional association of more than 377,000 individual members in 
>150 countries. The IEEE produces 30 percent of the world's published 
>literature in electrical engineering, computers and control 
>technology, holds annually more than 300 major conferences and has 
>more than 860 active standards with 700 under development. Hence, 
>the IEEE's decision to require authors to adhere to the DMCA has the 
>potential to restrict research and discussion of security matters 
>worldwide due to the 1998 U.S. law."
><http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/04/14/0039211>http:// 
>newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/04/14/0039211
>
>---
>
>From: David Crookes <david@crimbles.demon.co.uk>
>To: declan@well.com
>Subject: Fwd: Censored article
>Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 08:40:16 +0100
>
>----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
>Subject: Censored article
>Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:36:28 +0100
>From: Ross Anderson <Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk>
>
>I was invited to write an article for IEEE Spectrum on the
>export bill. I did so, but they insisted on editorial
>changes that I found unacceptable. For example, they wanted
>to insert a sentence crediting IBM with opposition to
>export controls, when as we all know IBM was thoroughly in
>the NSA corner.
>
>IEEE first delayed the article to May, and then pulled it. I
>have put it up on my web site instead:
>
>         http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/spectrum.html
>
>Ross


--
   Steven Cherry, +1 212-419-7566
   Senior Associate Editor
   IEEE Spectrum, 3 Park Ave,  New York, NY 10016
   <s.cherry@ieee.org>  <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org>

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