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NII Copyright

Comments of Stakeholders

• Bob Oakley's May 7, 1996 Senate Testimony in opposition to S. 1284, the NII Copyright Legislation. Bob was testifying for the Digtial Futures Coalition (see below).
• The Consumer Project on Technology February 15, 1996 letter to the House Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property on H.R. 2441, the NII Copyright Protection Act of 1995.
  

Statements by Academics

• This is a pretty interesting debate between American University Law Professor Jamie Boyle and the PTO's Bruce Lehman over the "NII Copyright" legislation.
• Papers written by Jessica Litman, a Law Professor at Wayne State University Law School
• Pamela Samuelson's Copyright Grab from HotWired.

Press Coverage

• December 3, 1996 Internet Links Could Take a Hit in Scottish Feud an Op-Ed in the Christian Science Monitor by David Rothman
• February 23, 1996 Story about Bruce Lehman allegedly threatening to "Rip Jamie Boyle's throat out and chase him to the ends of the Earth" in Information Law Alert

Organizations engaged in the NII Copyright legislation.

• World Intellectual Property Organization
• Creative Incentive Coalition (CIC) This group is pushing for enactment of legislation that would greatly reduce the public's rights under the fair use doctrine.
• The Digital Future Coalition is a coalition of library, consumer and industry groups opposes the various Internet copyright bills.
  
• The Home Recording Rights Coalition (HRRC) is also opposing the Internet copyright legislation.
• The Consumer Project on Technology is involved in several intellectual property rights issues.
• The Ad Hoc Copyright Coalition is composed of "companies that supply the hardware, software and services that make up the information infrastructure".

Selected Legal Documents

• United States Code Title 17 Copyright Law
• URAA, GATT amendments to the US Copyright Law, according to the US Copyright Office
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Diplomatic Conference, Geneva, December 2-20, 1996

Other Internet Resources on Copyright:

• Stanford University Libraries Copyright and Fair Use Page This site is sponsored by the Council on Library Resources, FindLaw Internet Legal Resources, and the Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources.
  
• CNI-Copyright Archives
• The Department of State's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy
  
• The Consumer Project on Technology page on Intellectual Property.
  
• EFF has a good page on intellectual property issues.
• The Consumer Project on Technology's Web Page on Intellectual Property and Sports Statistics