The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking public comment on "whether there are particular classes of works as to which users are, or are likely to be, adversely affected in their ability to make noninfringing uses due to the prohibition on circumvention." That is, what exceptions ought to be made to the DMCA anti-circumvention clause? The Office will accept comments through a web form starting November 19, 2002. The first round of comments (proposing specific classes of works for exemption) will end December 18, 2002, and the second round (commenting on the proposals from the first round) will end on February 19, 2003.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/13/2002 09:08:00 PM.
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.
