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New Directions in Federal Information Policy and Dissemination.
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Snowhill, Lucia; Meszaros, Rosemary – Microform Review, 1990
Reviews proposed legislation of the 101st Congress and discusses other factors that contribute to the national information policy. Highlights include federal information sources in electronic format; the Paperwork Reduction Act; legislation for the development of a National Research and Education Network (NREN); and the role of the Government…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation
With Feathers: Effects of Copyright and Ownership on Scholarly Publishing.
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Okerson, Ann – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discusses the effects of copyright law and the ownership of intellectual ideas on scholarly publishing. The effectiveness of copyright law for scholarly and academic publishing is considered, university-based networks for scholarly publishing are described, and problems with and possibilities for electronic journals are examined. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Electronic Journals
Tort Liability, the First Amendment, Equal Access, and Commercialization of Electronic Networks.
Perritt, Henry H., Jr. – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Discusses the legal concerns of free access to information, tort liability, and free speech in a commercial electronic networking environment. Recommends that legal questions be addressed through case law, Congressional hearings, and agency solicitations, and that network service providers protect themselves by posting notice of equal access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Computer Networks, Copyrights