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Seeing as we are
In a message dated 12/6/2002 11:54:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, DOUG@sla.org
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> December 2002
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> SLA Public Policy Update December 2002
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> What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the USA PATRIOT Act &Related
> Anti-Terrorism Measures
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> http://www.sla.org/content/memberservice/communication/infobank/#usapatriot>
> Network Monitoring and P2P
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> TEACH Act Becomes Law
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> Who are the Candidates for Security Jobs?
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> Legal Scholars and Library Groups Seek Clarification on Software Licenses
> Just for Fun
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> There’s Still Time to Register – “What Every Librarian Needs to Know About
> the USA PATRIOT Act &Related Anti-Terrorism Measures”
> The Special Libraries Association has joined with AALL, ALA, MLA, &ARL in
> sponsoring a satellite teleconference that provides libraries and their
> governing institutions with an analysis of the implications of the recent
> anti-terrorism measures, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Attorney
> General's Guidelines expanding the investigative powers of the FBI, and the
> Homeland Security Act. The teleconference is scheduled for December 11,
> 2002 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET. Go to
> http://www.sla.org/content/memberservice/communication/safeguard.cfm for
> complete details and registration information. To locate a site in your
> area that is accepting guests, go to: http://db.arl.org/patriot/fmpro.
> _____
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> Network Monitoring and P2P
> On November 6, 2002, EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) sent out
> a letter on network monitoring of peer-to-peer (P2P) usage in the higher
> education community. EPIC has advised colleges and universities not to take
> on any obligation to monitor P2P usage, as such monitoring can chill free
> speech, impinge upon academic freedom, and invade privacy. The full text of
> the letter is online at: http://www.epic.org/privacy/student/p2pletter.html
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> TEACH Act Becomes Law
> On November 2, 2002, the "Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization
> Act" (the TEACH Act), part of the larger Justice Reauthorization
> legislation (H.R. 2215), was signed into law by President Bush. The TEACH
> Act updates the distance education provisions of the Copyright Act to meet
> the challenges of the networked environment. Previously, the law included a
> statutory exception for the benefit of distance education, but because it
> was enacted in 1976, it failed to meet modern needs. The TEACH Act
> redefines the terms and conditions on which accredited, nonprofit
> educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright protected
> materials in distance education--including on websites and by other digital
> means--without permission from the copyright owner and without payment of
> royalties. http://www.ala.org/washoff/teach.html
> _____
>
> Who are the Candidates for Security Jobs?
> With the law to create a Homeland Security Department now on the books,
> high-tech lobbyists have begun speculating about who will be chosen to fill
> key technology leadership positions within the new Cabinet-level agency.
> http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1102/112702td2.htm
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> Legal Scholars and Library Groups Seek Clarification on Software Licenses
> Law professors and academic-library groups are asking a federal appeals
> court here to modify a recent ruling to make it clear that established
> copyright provisions, like fair use, sometimes trump software-licensing
> agreements that would otherwise narrow consumers' rights.
> http://chronicle.com/free/2002/10/2002102501t.htm
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> Greeting Card Virus Licensed to Spread
> Think carefully before opening an electronic greeting card. The
> FriendGreetings electronic greeting card has all the hallmarks of a
> mass-mailing computer virus. The e-mail misleads a victim into downloading
> an application--ostensibly to view a Web card--and then sends itself to
> every e-mail address in the victim's Outlook contacts file. The catch is
> that you must do a license agreement--without the license agreement, the
> program would be considered a virus, but with the code wrapped in what
> could be a prosecution-proof vest, virus might not be the proper term.
> http://news.com.com/2102-1001-965570.html
> _____
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> Just for Fun
> On the lighter side of serious subjects, check out the following links.
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> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/03/20/fiorecolor.DTL
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> http://www.librarianavengers.com/library.html
>
> If you have any questions or comments about Public Policy Update, we would
> like your feedback. Please share your comments with Doug@sla.org.
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> Useful Links
> SLA Home Page
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> <http://www.sla.org> SLA’s 94th Annual Conference <
> http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/2003annual/index.cfm>
>
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> Learning Opportunity
>
> January 24, 2003 Virtual Seminar <
> http://www.sla.org/content/Events/distance/virtsem2003/jan24virtsem.cfm>
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Subject: SLA Public Policy Update December 2002 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:57:33 -0500 Message-ID: <LYRIS-108586-30161-2002.12.06-14.02.34--tashabm#aol.com@lists.sla.org> From: "Doug Newcomb" <DOUG@sla.org>
December 2002
SLA Public Policy Update December 2002
What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the USA PATRIOT Act & Related Anti-Terrorism Measures
<http://www.sla.org/content/memberservice/communication/infobank/#usapatriot> Network Monitoring and P2P
TEACH Act Becomes Law
Who are the Candidates for Security Jobs?
Legal Scholars and Library Groups Seek Clarification on Software Licenses
Just for Fun
_____
There’s Still Time to Register – “What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the USA PATRIOT Act & Related Anti-Terrorism Measures”
The Special Libraries Association has joined with AALL, ALA, MLA, & ARL in sponsoring a satellite teleconference that provides libraries and their governing institutions with an analysis of the implications of the recent anti-terrorism measures, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Attorney General's Guidelines expanding the investigative powers of the FBI, and the Homeland Security Act. The teleconference is scheduled for December 11, 2002 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET. Go to http://www.sla.org/content/memberservice/communication/safeguard.cfm for complete details and registration information. To locate a site in your area that is accepting guests, go to: http://db.arl.org/patriot/fmpro.
_____
Network Monitoring and P2P
On November 6, 2002, EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) sent out a letter on network monitoring of peer-to-peer (P2P) usage in the higher education community. EPIC has advised colleges and universities not to take on any obligation to monitor P2P usage, as such monitoring can chill free speech, impinge upon academic freedom, and invade privacy. The full text of the letter is online at: http://www.epic.org/privacy/student/p2pletter.html
_____
TEACH Act Becomes Law
On November 2, 2002, the "Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act" (the TEACH Act), part of the larger Justice Reauthorization legislation (H.R. 2215), was signed into law by President Bush. The TEACH Act updates the distance education provisions of the Copyright Act to meet the challenges of the networked environment. Previously, the law included a statutory exception for the benefit of distance education, but because it was enacted in 1976, it failed to meet modern needs. The TEACH Act redefines the terms and conditions on which accredited, nonprofit educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright protected materials in distance education--including on websites and by other digital means--without permission from the copyright owner and without payment of royalties. http://www.ala.org/washoff/teach.html
_____
Who are the Candidates for Security Jobs?
With the law to create a Homeland Security Department now on the books, high-tech lobbyists have begun speculating about who will be chosen to fill key technology leadership positions within the new Cabinet-level agency. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1102/112702td2.htm
_____
Legal Scholars and Library Groups Seek Clarification on Software Licenses
Law professors and academic-library groups are asking a federal appeals court here to modify a recent ruling to make it clear that established copyright provisions, like fair use, sometimes trump software-licensing agreements that would otherwise narrow consumers' rights.
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/10/2002102501t.htm
_____
Greeting Card Virus Licensed to Spread
Think carefully before opening an electronic greeting card. The FriendGreetings electronic greeting card has all the hallmarks of a mass-mailing computer virus. The e-mail misleads a victim into downloading an application--ostensibly to view a Web card--and then sends itself to every e-mail address in the victim's Outlook contacts file. The catch is that you must do a license agreement--without the license agreement, the program would be considered a virus, but with the code wrapped in what could be a prosecution-proof vest, virus might not be the proper term. http://news.com.com/2102-1001-965570.html
_____
Just for Fun
On the lighter side of serious subjects, check out the following links.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/03/20/fiorecolor.DTL
http://www.librarianavengers.com/library.html
If you have any questions or comments about Public Policy Update, we would like your feedback. Please share your comments with Doug@sla.org.
To Subscribe to SLA’s Public Policy Update, send an email as follows:
To: Lyris@lists.sla.org
Subject: LEAVE BLANK
Body: Subscribe SLA-GR youremail@yourcompany.com YourFirstName YourLastName
Useful Links
SLA Home Page
<http://www.sla.org> SLA’s 94th Annual Conference <http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/2003annual/index.cfm>
Learning Opportunity
January 24, 2003 Virtual Seminar <http://www.sla.org/content/Events/distance/virtsem2003/jan24virtsem.cfm>
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