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Copyright problems in information processing

Published: 04 June 1973 Publication History

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Present copyright laws were developed largely to protect "authors" against large-scale piracy of books, articles, motion pictures, plays, music, and the like. These laws and related judicial decisions have in recent years raised serious questions as to the legality of such modern information processing as the photocopying, facsimile transmission, microfilming, and computer input and manipulation of copyrighted texts and data. Congress has so far failed to clarify these matters, except for sound recordings. It has proposed to have them studied by a National Commission, but it has repeatedly refused to establish this without also passing revisions chiefly dealing with cable-TV. Emphasis will be placed in this talk on consequences for libraries, library networks, and other information processors, and on recent legislative developments.

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AFIPS '73: Proceedings of the June 4-8, 1973, national computer conference and exposition
June 1973
936 pages
ISBN:9781450379168
DOI:10.1145/1499586
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Published: 04 June 1973

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