On October 1, the Australian Copyright Law Review Committee (CLRC) released a report on the conflict between the copyright statute and licensing agreements that ask parties to waive their rights under the statute. The report recommends amendments to the statute that would override contract terms that would limit fair dealing (in the US, fair use) rights, library preservation efforts, or copying required for the proper functioning of technology. (See the press release or the full report.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/04/2002 09:59:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
