Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:18:42 -0500
From: David Green <david@ninch.org>
Subject: ALA Reports on Status of Copyright Legislation
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
March 19, 1998
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION REPORTS ON STATUS OF SUPPORT FOR
BOUCHER-CAMPBELL PROPOSED COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION
(H.R. 3048, the Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act)
The American Library Association reported today in its ALAWON Newsletter
that the copyright bill proposed by Representatives Boucher and Campbell
now has the support of 25 co-sponsors in the House.
This bill, the "Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act" was put forward as a
more comprehensive and balanced response to the Administration's proposed
"WIPO
Copyright Treaties Implementation Act," which has been approved by the
Courts and Intellectual Property Subcommittee and which will be considered
by the full House Judiciary Committee later this month.
David Green
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>Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:27:12 -0500
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>ALAWON Volume 7, Number 27
>ISSN 1069-7799 March 19, 1998
>
> American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
>
>In this issue: (170 lines)
>
>ACTION ALERT: "DEDICATED DOZEN" COSPONSORS WRITE HOUSE
>COLLEAGUES; CALLS AND LETTERS FOR COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION
>CRITICAL
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>
>ACTION ALERT: "DEDICATED DOZEN" COSPONSORS WRITE HOUSE
>COLLEAGUES; CALLS AND LETTERS FOR COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION
>CRITICAL
>
>Although Congress has been back in session barely seven
>weeks, grassroots contacts with Congress by hundreds of
>librarians and members of the Digital Future Coalition have
>convinced twenty-five members of the House to cosponsor H.R.
>3048, the Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act, by Reps.
>Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Tom Campbell (R-CA). This landmark
>legislation would update the current Copyright Act for the
>benefit of both information owners and address issues
>critical to libraries -- fair use, digital preservation and
>distance education.
>
>On March 11 a dozen of H.R. 3048's current House cosponsors
>wrote House colleagues seeking further cosponsorship of this
>vital legislation, citing the bill's advancement of digital
>preservation, distance learning and technological innovation
>of all kinds.
>
>These "dedicated dozen" champions of H.R. 3048 need your
>help. H.R. 3048 has yet to receive a hearing, while heavily
>flawed legislation which fails to address fair use, digital
>preservation and distance education has already been
>approved by the Courts and Intellectual Property
>Subcommittee. That flawed bill, H.R. 2281, the WIPO
>Copyright Treaties Implementation Act, is slated to be
>considered by the full House Judiciary Committee later this
>month.
>
>ACTION NEEDED:
>If your Representative is among the twenty-five cosponsors
>of H.R. 3048 listed below, please consider writing or
>calling to again express your appreciation for their support
>for libraries and balanced intellectual property policy.
>
>If you don't see your Representative's name, now is the time
>to contact your member of the House of Representatives.
>NOTE: This is especially important if your Representative
>sits on the House Judiciary Committee, whose members are
>also listed below.
>
>To help protect the future of library and public access to
>information in the digital age, WRITE, FAX and CALL your
>Representative NOW! Please ask them to:
>
>* Cosponsor H.R. 3048, the Digital Era Copyright Enhancement
>Act by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Tom Campbell (R-CA).
>This potentially landmark bill would update the nation's
>copyright laws in a way that fully protects fair use,
>digital preservation, library lending, distance education,
>and access to the technology needed to engage in such
>activities;
>
>* Oppose H.R. 2281, WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation
>Act, and S. 1121, the WIPO Copyright and Performances and
>Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act. These two flawed and
>incomplete proposals to protect the rights of some
>information owners, but which would jeopardize the future of
>fair use and the public's access to electronic information
>
>CURRENT COSPONSORS OF H.R. 3048 (as of 3/17/98)
>("Dedicated Dozen" includes Rep. Boucher and Reps. with "*")
>
>STATE PARTY REPRESENTATIVE
>
>CA D-6th Lynn Woolsey
>CA R-15th Tom Campbell (*)
>CT R-4th Christopher Shays
>CT D-5th James Maloney (*)
>FL D-3rd Corrine Brown
>GA R-10th Charles Norwood (*)
>IL D-5th Rod Blagojevich
>IL D-17th Lane Evans (*)
>MA D-2nd Richard Neal
>MN R-3rd Jim Ramstad
>MN D-7th Collin Peterson
>MS R-1st Roger Wicker
>NJ D-6th Frank Pallone
>NY D-10th Edolphus Towns (*)
>NY D-11th Major Owens
>NY R-25th James Walsh
>OH D-13th Sherrod Brown (*)
>OH R-19th Steven LaTourette (*)
>OR D-4th Peter DeFazio
>PA D-14th William Coyne (*)
>SC D-6th James Clyburn
>TX D-1st Max Sandlin
>VA D-2nd Owen Pickett (*)
>WI R-2nd Scott Klug (*)
>WV D-3rd Nick Rahall (*)
>
>HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
>(Constituents of these members are especially urged to
>contact them now!)
>
> ST-DST PTY REPRESENTATIVE PHONE FAX
> (Use 202 area code)
> AR-3 R Asa Hutchinson 225-4301 225-5713
> CA-16 D Zoe Lofgren 225-3072 225-3336
> CA-23 R Elton Gallegly 225-5811 225-1100
> CA-26 D Howard L. Berman 225-4695 225-5279
> CA-27 R James E. Rogan 225-4176 225-5828
> CA-35 D Maxine Waters 225-2201 225-7854
> FL-8 R Bill McCollum 225-2176 225-0999
> FL-12 R Charles T. Canady 225-1252 225-2279
> FL-19 D Robert Wexler 225-3001 225-5974
> GA-7 R Bob Barr 225-2931 225-2944
> IL-6 R Henry J. Hyde, Chair 225-4561 225-1166
> IN-5 R Stephen E. Buyer 225-5037 225-2267
> IN-7 R Edward A. Pease 225-5805 225-1649
> MA-4 D Barney Frank 225-5931 225-0182
> MA-5 D Martin T. Meehan 225-3411 226-0771
> MA-10 D William D. Delahunt 225-3111 225-5658
> MI-14 D John Conyers, Jr., Rnk. Dem. 225-5126 225-0072
> NJ-9 D Steve R. Rothman 225-5061 225-5851
> NM-1 R Steven H. Schiff 225-6316 225-4975
> NY-8 D Jerrold Nadler 225-5635 225-6923
> NY-9 D Charles E. Schumer 225-6616 225-4183
> NC-6 R Howard Coble 225-3065 225-8611
> NC-12 D Melvin L. Watt 225-1510 225-1512
> OH-1 R Steve Chabot 225-2216 225-3012
> PA-17 R George W. Gekas 225-4315 225-8440
> SC-4 R Robert D. Inglis 225-6030 226-1177
> TN-1 R William L. Jenkins 225-6356 225-5714
> TN-7 R Edward G. Bryant 225-2811 225-2989
> TX-18 D Sheila Jackson Lee 225-3816 225-3317
> TX-21 R Lamar S. Smith 225-4236 225-8628
> UT-3 R Christopher B. Cannon 225-7751 225-5629
> VA-3 D Robert C. Scott 225-8351 225-8354
> VA-6 R Bob Goodlatte 225-5431 225-9681
> *VA-9 D Rick Boucher 225-3861 225-0442
> WI-9 R James Sensenbrenner, Jr. 225-5101 225-3190
>
>*Rep. Boucher (D-VA) is the author of H.R. 3048
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