Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Section 108 Study Group Issues Report - The Library Today (Library of Congress)

Section 108 Study Group Issues Report - The Library Today (Library of Congress):

March 31, 2008
Study Group Issues Report Recommending Changes in Copyright Law to Reflect Digital Technologies
Section 108 Study Group Looks at Exceptions to Law for Libraries and Archives

"After nearly three years of intensive work, the independent Section 108 Study Group has issued its report and recommendations on exceptions to copyright law to address how libraries, archives and museums deal with copyrighted materials in fulfilling their missions in the digital environment. The report is available at www.section108.gov. Section 108 is the section of the Copyright Act that provides limited exceptions for libraries and archives so that they may make copies to replace copyrighted works in their collections when necessary, preserve them for the long term and make them available to users."

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