I would like to follow Perian Sully's email to this group and add my strongest encouragement to colleagues not only to consider submitting comments on proposed changes to Section 108 but, in fact, to do so. The deadline is April 17, so do it tomorrow.
It is critical that the voice of the museum community is heard on Topic 1 to include museums with those institutions that are specifically mentioned as eligible for the exemptions under section 108 of the US Copyright Act. Many countries recognize museums with archives and libraries in similar exemption statutes, and in this country, as activities begin to converge particularly in the online environment, it makes little difference if the name over the brick-and-mortar door is Museum or Library. (Maureen Whalen's paper on this topic is NOT attached as that is not allowed in this listserv. If you would like a copy as PDF, ask here: [email protected] ) If you have time, please also address two issues raised in Topic 2: adding other triggers like "fragile" and "unstable" to those which permit the creation of preservation copies; and permitting access services to be delivered 'off premises,' exactly what is afforded by current technology and expected by curators, scholars and patrons with online access to digital surrogates of our museum, archival and library collections. All the better if you can provide specific examples to support the need and the expectation for these changes within the mandates for preservation and access we all have by virtue of our shared goal to serve the broad public good. If you have yet more time, read the entire Federal Register notice and comment on other changes that may have significant impact for you, given the nature of the collections you care for. Again: The Federal Register Notice is here: http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2006/71fr7999.pdf The Library of Congress 108 Study Group is here: http://www.loc.gov/section108/ Email comments to: [email protected] Include your name and institutional coordinates. ken Kenneth Hamma Exec. Director, Digital Policy and Initiatives J Paul Getty Trust 1200 Getty Center Drive, 400 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681 +1 310 440 7186 [email protected] www.getty.edu www.getty.museum You are currently subscribed to MCN-L, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (www.mcn.edu). To post messages to this list, send emails to: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [email protected] with any message. If you are receiving messages as they are posted and wish to change to daily digest format, send an email to [email protected] with "SET mcn-l DIGEST" in the BODY of the message. If you are receiving messages in the daily digest format and wish to recieve them as they are posted, send an email to [email protected] with "SET mcn-l MAIL"
