The eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Copyright Committee was held from November 3-5, 1971. This document reports on the agenda of that meeting which included the following topics: (1) report from the Conference for Revision of the Universal Copyright Convention (July 5-24, 1971); (2) photocopying of copyright works; (3) problems arising…

This final report includes legal, regulatory, and statutory recommendations based upon three years of data collection, hearings, and analysis of computer-related and photocopying issues. Two major computer-related issues are addressed--the creation of new works with computer assistance, and use of copyrighted works in conjunction with computers.…

The Ad Hoc Committee on Copyright Law Revision describes its position in a question and answer format. General questions about the committee and its objectives are followed by a description of the differing needs of copyright holders and educators. Since the committee's primary concern is that educators have adequate access to and use of…

The impact of the new copyright law, Public Law 94-553, on educational practices and policies is discussed. Areas covered include photocopying, microcopying, phonorecords, computer use, television, radio, and wire service, including CATV. (LBH)

Some of the problems posed by the more significant new technologies in their relation to the copyright law are described. Included in the discussion are cable television, reprography (especially Xeroxing and comparable processes), and the computer. A federal Technology Commission is proposed. (LBH)

Testimony on the copyrightability of computer software was heard at the 10th Commission meeting held at the New York Public Library in November 1976. This transcript of the meeting also includes reports of the Commission subcommittees on photocopying, software, networks, and data bases. (Author/AP)

Discusses the dilemmas created by photocopying, computing, and other neopulishing technologies in the light of existing copyright laws, analyzes the costs and benefits of computer-based information storage and retrieval systems and photocopying technologies, and suggests guidelines for developing future public policy. (JR)

The objective of this book is to present selected reference and extensive resource materials in the narrow field of the impact of technology upon copyright, with special attention to the revision process presently in progress. The first section of the book is a bibliography, with brief annotations, of about 300 references, most of them from…

Describes the physiological and psychological effects of noise in libraries and suggests methods of controlling noise from telephones, computers, printers, and photocopiers. Hearing loss and stress-related problems are discussed, the effects of noise on performance are described, and planning is emphasized as a method of avoiding noise problems.…

The first day of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works' (CONTU) third meeting was spent at IBM processing headquarters, where commissioners learned about the history and terminology of computers, information storage methods, computer capabilities, computers and copyrights, future trends, and costs. On the second…

This document examines some of the questions concerning copyright law and the educational use of equipment that can easily duplicate, store, and transmit instructional materials. It is argued that a delicate balance must be achieved between protection for copyright holders and access for educational purposes to audiovisual works, music, computer…

Several presentations were made at the eighth meeting of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU). The president of the Association for Computing Machinery addressed the issue of interactions of computer technology and economics, education, and society. A representative from the Center for Educational Media…

Communications technology must advance to meet the need for improved information processing by the year 2000. Four major technologies are involved: computers and data processing, telecommunications and telephones, reprographics, and word processing. Each of the technologies shows growth in sales, applications, and usage. Facts and projections…

In four conference presentations newspaper librarians presented information about their photograph storage and retrieval operations. They discussed picture sources, selection and weeding, picture evaluation, picture quality, ways photos are used, filing methods, source books for illustrative material, file subject coding, ways of dealing with…

An attempt is made to relate technological potentials and limitations to some of the major current trends, problems, and objectives of the library. Attention is focused on the large, university, research-oriented library since it is here that one finds the most difficult resource access and bibliographic control problems. A synopsis is presented…