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...shouldn?t be aimed at libraries, says Miriam Nisbet, the legal counsel for the American Library Association (ALA). The ease with which materials can be duplicated, she says, is a legitimate concern for the publishers. But "from our standpoint, librarians are the most conscientious people in the world about copyright and adhering to it and making sure their patrons know what they can and cannot...
...People are feeling unsettled because they?re not sure how the rules apply," she adds. In fact, when Congress passed the Digital Copyright Act in 1998 they shot this particular issue back to the Copyright Office, which was supposed to release a study on the subject last fall. The library and publishing communities are still waiting (with bated breath, according to Adler) for that report to help clear things...
...sides circle each other warily, each is awaiting guidance from that long-delayed Copyright Office study. Meanwhile, library users can only hope that nobody pulls the plug on their books...
...writers are willing to deal, the publishers have shown scant interest in doing so. "My fervent hope is that the decision spurs companies to sit down with us and negotiate," says union president Jonathan Tasini, who plans to ask for as much as $600 billion in damages and copyright fees when a federal court considers penalties later this year. "The last thing I want to do, although we are prepared to do it, is to litigate this for the next five years." As any freelancers will tell you, they're used to waiting forever to get paid...
...fairness and realism is good for all the participants." Artnet.com recently struck a deal with Ebay, which will provide its customers free access to part of artnet.com's database. The site displays pictures of the artwork and links to galleries. Artprice.com, in contrast, doesn't use images to avoid copyright issues and does not provide links to galleries or sell art directly. An expert at Sotheby's says she uses both, and finds Artprice.com to be more extensive - and expensive...