In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

----------------------------------------------------------------------

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