IP: COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION WOULD LIMIT RIGHTS

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:55:43 -0600
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Subject: Edupage, July 12, 2002

COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION WOULD LIMIT RIGHTS
Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina and Howard Berman of California
have drafted a bill that could potentially put severe limits on fair
use while giving Webcasters something of a reprieve. Currently, the
doctrine of fair use allows consumers to make copies of copyrighted
content for specific purposes, including educational and other
nonprofit activities. The bill, as currently drafted, would end the
exemption that allows this copying. But the bill would make legal the
temporary copies that Webcasters must use to broadcast files over the
Internet. Some groups have complained that these temporary copies
violate copyright. Civil rights and academic groups oppose the
restrictions on fair use in the bill, and some noted that the exemption
for Webcasters would be moot if Congress enacts a royalty schedule,
which could force many Webcasters out of business.
CNET, 11 July 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-943134.html

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