Can video iPod lead to DMCA reform?
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News.com, publication date: 23 January 2006
"Take the court rulings against the now-defunct 321 Studios, which used to sell a DVD-copying program. A federal judge in February 2004 ruled that the DMCA outlawed it.
That decision was widely ignored outside of geekdom. So were legal threats against security researchers, DVD burning software, toner cartridge refills, computer-science graduate students, Russian hackers and Princeton researchers."
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006
Library to store records, movies in Cold War vault
Library to store records, movies in Cold War vault
by Aliya Sternstein
FCW.com, publication date: 13 January 2006
"The center will store the Library's audio artifacts and digital doppelgangers so that researchers can quickly retrieve and play them via a secure internal network. The recordings have copyright protections that prohibit Internet broadcasts."
by Aliya Sternstein
FCW.com, publication date: 13 January 2006
"The center will store the Library's audio artifacts and digital doppelgangers so that researchers can quickly retrieve and play them via a secure internal network. The recordings have copyright protections that prohibit Internet broadcasts."
Study Group to Host Public Roundtables in March 2006 on Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
Study Group to Host Public Roundtables in March 2006 on Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
News from the Library of Congress, publication date: 17 January 2006
see also: Issues paper for roundtables (PDF) from the Section 108 Study Group site
"The group is studying how Section 108 of the Copyright Act (titled “Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives”) may need to be amended to address the relevant issues and concerns of libraries and archives, as well as creators and other copyright holders. As part of this process, the Study Group is reaching out to the library, archives, rights-holder and creative communities for input on recommendations for possible revisions to the current library and archives exceptions. The March roundtables will be the first opportunity for these communities to share their views with the Study Group face-to-face."
News from the Library of Congress, publication date: 17 January 2006
see also: Issues paper for roundtables (PDF) from the Section 108 Study Group site
"The group is studying how Section 108 of the Copyright Act (titled “Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives”) may need to be amended to address the relevant issues and concerns of libraries and archives, as well as creators and other copyright holders. As part of this process, the Study Group is reaching out to the library, archives, rights-holder and creative communities for input on recommendations for possible revisions to the current library and archives exceptions. The March roundtables will be the first opportunity for these communities to share their views with the Study Group face-to-face."
Digital Rights Management: A Guide for Librarians
Digital Rights Management: A Guide for Librarians (PDF document)
by MICHAEL GODWIN
American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), publication date: January 2006
"This is not an exhaustive list of the ways in which the use of DRM may
create tensions undercutting the balance of rights created by copyright law.
These tensions are fundamental and unavoidable ones, although not everyone
acknowledges this. What makes them unavoidable is that DRM tends to be
precise and immutable, while our copyright law policy tends to be general and dynamic. What makes them fundamental is that democratic societies
need libraries and librarians to support and promote public access to the
broadest range of creative and scholarly work. In practice, this means that, for
the foreseeable future, there will be ongoing tensions between libraries (and
librarians), on the one hand, and DRM-using publishers and rights-holders,
on the other."
by MICHAEL GODWIN
American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), publication date: January 2006
"This is not an exhaustive list of the ways in which the use of DRM may
create tensions undercutting the balance of rights created by copyright law.
These tensions are fundamental and unavoidable ones, although not everyone
acknowledges this. What makes them unavoidable is that DRM tends to be
precise and immutable, while our copyright law policy tends to be general and dynamic. What makes them fundamental is that democratic societies
need libraries and librarians to support and promote public access to the
broadest range of creative and scholarly work. In practice, this means that, for
the foreseeable future, there will be ongoing tensions between libraries (and
librarians), on the one hand, and DRM-using publishers and rights-holders,
on the other."
Back from unannounced hiatus
Back from unannounced hiatus, apologies for the radio silence. Partly a holiday break, but mostly work on big start of year projects. Have just returned from ALA Midwinter meeting. Copyright and IP were threads running through every session I attended, including video round table, Google project updates, digital preservation, and interoperability standards (the license expression project sounds fascinating). Section 108 study group meetings have been scheduled for D.C. and L.A. in March, and ALA OITP recently released some excellent IP issue documents. See other links from today.
Big Content would like to outlaw things no one has even thought of yet
Big Content would like to outlaw things no one has even thought of yet
Ars Technica,publication date: 21 January 2006
"The post points to broadcast flag draft legislation sponsored by Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) that contains provisions which appear to limit digital broadcast media reception devices to "customary historic use of broadcast content by consumers to the extent such use is consistent with applicable law and that prevents redistribution of copyrighted content over digital networks." In other words, if it does anything heretofore unheard of with the digital content that it receives, then it's illegal. And if it does anything "customary" that could also possibly lead to unauthorized redistribution, then it's also illegal. So all the bases are covered!"
Ars Technica,publication date: 21 January 2006
"The post points to broadcast flag draft legislation sponsored by Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) that contains provisions which appear to limit digital broadcast media reception devices to "customary historic use of broadcast content by consumers to the extent such use is consistent with applicable law and that prevents redistribution of copyrighted content over digital networks." In other words, if it does anything heretofore unheard of with the digital content that it receives, then it's illegal. And if it does anything "customary" that could also possibly lead to unauthorized redistribution, then it's also illegal. So all the bases are covered!"
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