Media Advisory DMCA Hearings Held at Stanford University Copyright Office Testimonies held along with Joint Press Conference and DMCA Protest Rally WHO: Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Library Association, New York University, California Digital Library, Association of American Universities, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group, and 2600 Magazine. WHEN: Thursday, May 18, 2000 WHAT: 12 Noon - Joint Press Conference in room 280A (Lunch food provided) 12 Noon - Protest rally of the DMCA held outside law building 2:00 PM - Copyright Office Testimonies begin in rm. 290 WHERE: Stanford University Law School Crown Triangle Stanford, California WHY: The Copyright Office is holding public hearings to determine additional classes of works to exempt from the DMCA's circumvention ban. Concerned citizens are protesting the overly broad ban that takes away important individual rights and threatens innovation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org) is the leading global nonprofit organization linking technical architectures with legal frameworks to support the rights of individuals in an open society. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most-linked-to Web sites in the world. Contacts: Katina Bishop, Communications Manager, 415.436.9333, x101, E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Robin Gross, Staff Attorney, 415.863-5459 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information on EFF's DMCA archive: www.eff.org/pub/Intellectual_property/DMCA For more information on the Copyright Office Hearings: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/1201/anticirc.html For more information on the Protest of the DMCA: http://zgp.org/~dmarti/dmca/
