RE: SLA-SF: FW: Wired: Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine

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From: Dave Shannon (dshannon@wilytech.com)
Date: Thu Mar 04 2004 - 11:54:03 PST 

Subject: RE: SLA-SF: FW: Wired: Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:54:03 -0500
Message-ID: <73ABB054C36F7E469B123ADCDB9D43BD0135BD02@ATL1VEXC005.usdom004.tco.tc>
From: "Dave Shannon" <dshannon@wilytech.com>

Here's a follow-up story from Cnet. Apparently it isn't dead, the house
leadership will need to decide between the 2 competing bills:

http://news.com.com/2110-1014-5169394.html?tag=sas.email

Dave Shannon

-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Murphy [mailto:jmurphy@prev.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:43 AM
To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
Subject: Re: SLA-SF: FW: Wired: Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine

I downloaded a copy of the Database and Collections of Information
Misappropriation Act from THOMAS and according to bill status it was
"ordered to be reported unfavorably by House vote" on 3/3/04. I am
assuming this means it did not pass, though I want to find out what the
logic behind the decision was.

I work with a team of social scientists that are very interested in
these issues, and how they impact fair use. I noticed some position
statements on the SLA web site pertaining to copyright, but am wondering
what kinds of recent advocacy regarding fair use exist, and how the
scientific community can voice their needs/opinions. I will continue to
research this, but wondered if library patrons in other organizations
have wanted to become more involved, and how librarians have facilitated
this.

Julie Murphy, MLS
Manager of Library and Information Services
Prevention Research Center
1995 University Avenue, Suite 450
Berkeley, California 94704
jmurphy@prev.org
510-883-5746 (voice)
510-644-0594 (fax)

>>> dshannon@wilytech.com 3/3/2004 12:13:45 PM >>>

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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