Monthly Archives: March 2002

But wait—there’s more. Not only are publishers turning on libraries and librarians, now the music industry is trying to tell us what we can do with our CDs. One of the problems with the DMCA is that it isn’t very … Continue reading →

The DMCA or Digital Millennium Copyright Act has essentially removed the concept of “fair use” from consideration when using digital assets. The implications of this restriction, coupled with the 1998 Copyright Extension Act, for libraries and schools are horrific. This … Continue reading →

Michael Reinhardt in an interesting thread in TidBits discussion board TidBits Talk summarized the rationale for the challenge to the Sonny Bono act. Basically, as he points out (and I’m cribbing here), Congressional power to enact law is based on … Continue reading →

This is long, and probably very boring, so if you want to skip to the good stuff just read these three pieces: Michael Dalton’s piece for Monday, February 25, 2002 on “Mickey Mouse legislation“ Lawrence Lessig “Control & Creativity: The … Continue reading →