[WEB4LIB] Computers in Libraries and the death of copyright

[Jacqueline Lesch]

I would be very interested to learn more about the "copyright is dead"
presentation. We are a database program and I would like to make academic
journal articles availabe online--but we keep debating the matter of
copyright regarding the scanning of hardcopy articles for electronic
distribution. We are looking at copyright.com as a solution. 

-Jacquie
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Jacqueline Lesch
Digital Library Administrator
Redlands Institute
University of Redlands
http://cem.uor.edu
lesch at cem.uor.edu

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Masters, Gary E wrote:

> Went to Computers in Libraries last week and it was a bit of a time warp for
> me.  I actually walked out on one speaker when he said several things that
> were questionable ("I have no choice but to use Power Point and the other
> basic programs") and "..my good friend Kenneth Starr."  But can report that
> Roy Tennant said exactly what I have been saying in other arenas "Copyright
> is dead."  Which is that what ever can be reduced to a computer file that
> can be sent to others on the Internet will have no protection.  It may be
> possible with some superhuman effort to make it illegal, but the process
> will cost more than it is worth.  His presentation was excellent.  There was
> a lawyer on the program, but he was clearly playing defense.  As he should.
> 
> 
> The sooner people realize that it is a new world, the sooner we can devise a
> system that will work.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gary Masters
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gary E. Masters
> Librarian (Systems)
> CDRH - FDA
> (301) 827-6893 
>