Jack Kapica, Copyright proposal too harsh: Library Association, Globe and Mail, May 14, 2004. Excerpt: "Copyright legislation needs to maintain existing exceptions for libraries and educational institutions, [said Don Butcher, executive director of the Canadian Library Association], so reasonable use can be made of legally acquired copyright material, as is done in the United States and the European Union. He said that the [House of Commons] committee appears to have ignored the 'profound, long-term implications that [its] recommendations would have for researchers, librarians, educators and all those involved in lifelong learning in this country.' A licensing regime for interlibrary loans and electronic transmission of journal articles ignores the fact that libraries have already paid for this copyright material through expensive subscription rates, the CLA said. 'Other countries consider such reasonable, non-profit, educational and research uses as being exempt from royalty payments,' the statement continued."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/19/2004 01:08:00 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.
