[LAW-LIB:55477] AALL Action Alert: Calls Needed Immediately to House IP Subcommittee

From: Mary A. Baish (baish@law.georgetown.edu)
Date: Mon May 05 2008 - 08:20:25 PDT

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    AALL ACTION ALERT ~ MAY 5, 2008

    CALLS NEEDED TO HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE OPPOSING "DARK ARCHIVE"
    PROVISION

    OF ORPHAN WORKS ACT

     

    BACKGROUND

     

    The House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and
    Intellectual Property plans to mark-up the Orphan Works Act of 2008
    (H.R. 5889) on Wednesday, May 7. AALL has long supported the need for
    orphan works legislation. However, we cannot support H.R. 5889 in its
    current form and have raised a number of concerns with the bill. Our
    most pressing concern before Wednesday's mark-up is that we
    unequivocally oppose the "dark archive" provision of H.R. 5889.

     

    IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED

     

    If your Representative is listed below as a member of the Subcommittee
    on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, please make a call
    immediately, through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 or
    their district office. If your representative is not listed below,
    please make a call to any of the bill's sponsors: Representatives Howard
    Berman, Howard Coble, Lamar Smith or John Conyers.

     

    After introducing yourself as a member of AALL, deliver the following
    message:

     

    The Orphan Works Act is needed by libraries to limit remedies in
    copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. However, I strongly
    oppose the notice of use filing (the "dark archive") provision in H.R.
    5889, because it would limit the usefulness of the legislation by
    significantly increasing the cost of compliance. I urge you to reject
    the "dark archive" provision during Wednesday's subcommittee mark-up.

     

    Thank you,

    Mary Alice Baish

    AALL Acting Washington Affairs Representative

     

    LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, THE
    INTERNET, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

     

    DEMOCRATS

     

    Hon. Berman

    Chairman

    California, 28th

     

    Hon. Conyers Jr.

    Michigan, 14th

     

    Hon. Boucher

    Virginia, 9th

     

    Hon. Wexler

    Florida, 19th

    Hon. Watt

    North Carolina, 12th

     

    Hon. Jackson Lee

    Texas, 18th

     

    Hon. Cohen

    Tennessee, 9th

     

    Hon. Johnson

    Georgia, 4th

     

    Hon. Sherman

    California, 27

     

    Hon. Weiner

    New York, 9th

     

    Hon. Schiff

    California, 29th

     

    Hon. Lofgren

    California, 16th

     

    Hon. Sutton

    Ohio, 13th

     

    REPUBLICANS

     

    Hon. Coble

    Ranking Member

    North Carolina, 6th

     

    Hon. Feeney

    Florida, 24th

     

    Hon. Sensenbrenner Jr.

    Wisconsin, 5th

     

    Hon. Smith

    Texas, 21st

     

    Hon. Gallegly

    California, 24th

     

    Hon. Goodlatte

    Virginia, 6th

     

    Hon. Cannon

    Utah, 3rd

     

    Hon. Chabot

    Ohio, 1st

     

    Hon. Keller

    Florida, 8th

     

    Hon. Issa

    California, 49th

     

    Hon. Pence

    Indiana, 6th

     

     

    Mary Alice Baish

    Acting Washington Affairs Representative

    American Association of Law Libraries

    E. B. Williams Law Library

    111 G Street, NW

    Washington, DC

    202.662.9200

     

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