Subject: In The News From: "Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:56:33 -0400 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawmaker Tries To Foil Illegal File-Sharing By Robert MacMillan, washingtonpost.com, June 25, 2002 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43256-2002Jun25.html "Copyright holders would receive carte blanche to use aggressive tactics to stop the illegal distribution of their works on online services like Morpheus and Kazaa under legislation outlined today by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.)." * BERMAN Statement http://www.house.gov/berman/pr062502.htm * More Coverage: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25903.html ---------- Evaluation of Digital Library Impact and User Communities by Analysis of Usage Patterns By Johan Bollen and Rick Luce, D-Lib Magazine, June 2002 Volume 8 Number 6 ISSN 1082-9873 http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june02/bollen/06bollen.html "At present, digital library (DL) policy is largely informed by management intuition and coarse measures of user satisfaction. Most DLs, however, maintain extensive server logs of user retrieval requests that contain a wealth of information on user preferences and the structure of user retrieval patterns. We propose a quantitative approach to DL evaluation that analyzes the retrieval habits of users to assess the impact of a collection of documents and to determine the structure of a given DL user community. We discuss a system that we have developed to automatically generate extensive journal and document networks from an efficient and simple analysis of user retrieval sequences registered in a particular DL's server logs." ------------ Groups Mull Internet Music Rates By DAVID HO, FindLaw.com, Associated Press Writer June 22, 2002 http://news.findlaw.com/ap/ht/1700/6-22-2002/20020622014501_17.html "Internet music broadcasters and the recording industry, opponents in the debate over online music royalties, are both unhappy with a government decision setting rates for webcasters." * More Coverage: http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000044147jun24.story http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20412-2002Jun20.html ----------- Australia: Telstra may face court over copyright issue BY AAP, SMH.au.com, June 25 2002 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/25/1023864570974.html "Telstra began legal action against the company DtMS in 1999, claiming it had copyright over the company's CD-Rom telephone directory. * More Coverage: http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4570142%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html ------------ >From US Copyright Office NewsNet: COPYRIGHT OFFICE SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR POSITION OF ASSOCIATE REGISTER FOR POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs. The Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs is the principal advisor to the Register of Copyrights on international copyright issues and a senior advisor on copyright policy and legislation. The Associate Register reports directly to the Register of Copyrights and supervises a staff of attorneys working on matters relating to U.S. and foreign copyright laws, multilateral treaties, and the administration of copyright law with specific emphasis on the international policy issues and problems facing the Copyright Office. An applicant must be a member of the Bar of a state or the District of Columbia. For a full description of the position and information on how to apply, please go to www.usajobs.opm.gov and type in vacancy announcement number 020092 under Quick Search. The deadline for applying for this position is July 15, 2002. http://www.copyright.gov
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