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Last month, House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte announced that the Committee will undertake a comprehensive review of copyright law in coming months. Goodlatte noted that along with Copyright Register Maria Pallante's recent statement that we need "the next great copyright act," fast changing technology is another driver of this review, just as it was for the Third Revision of U.S. copyright law in 1909.
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The University of California, Berkeley seeks an innovative and
service-oriented librarian to serve as the liaison to the Department of
Political Science and the School of Public Policy; to provide research
support to the UC Berkeley community in political science, public
policy, and government information; to develop and promote collections
to meet the university's teaching and research needs; and to enhance
access to and use of federal and state government information.
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Judge Otis Wright II filed this order May 6, 2013, document 130, regarding a massive copyright abuse. What this case is about can be gathered from points 3 - 6 of this order.
Findings of Fact, Points 3 – 6 from Judge Wright’s Order,
May 6, 2013
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OCLC sponsored a two-day conference in March entitled MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge? The conference was streamed live and all of the sessions were recorded and are available for viewing. One session focuses on Copyright, Licensing, and Open Access
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On March 30, 2013, the District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment for Capitol Records in Capitol Records v. ReDigi. The Court granted summary judgment on claims against ReDigi for direct, contributory, and vicarious infringement of distribution and reproduction rights. ReDigi provides an online marketplace for legally purchased digital music. The Court rejected the application of the first sale doctrine to the resale of digital works.
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