FW: Wired: Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine

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From: Dave Shannon (dshannon@wilytech.com)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 12:13:45 PST 

Subject: FW: Wired: Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:13:45 -0500
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From: "Dave Shannon" <dshannon@wilytech.com>

Below is a link to a Wired story that on first read sounds like a
really really bad idea (on second read it doesn't sound any better)
I'm not sure if this has been discussed at the SLA level, but thought
we should be sure and know about it... And maybe oppose it? :)

Dave Shannon
Program Manager
Wily Technology

>Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine
>
>Congress is considering a bill that would allow companies to copyright
>databases and other sets of information. Critics say the bill would
>circumvent the core of copyright law, which says no one can own a fact.

>By Kim Zetter.
>
>http://r.hotwired.com/r/wn_story_mailer/http://www.wired.com/news/busin
>e
>ss/0,1367,62500,00.html
>
>

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