Section 108 Study Group: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
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70434 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 232 / Monday, December 4, 2006 / Notices time of the preparation of the notice of TUV will meet all the terms of its (preferred) to the e–mail address the preliminary finding. recognition and will always comply [email protected], or (2) by hand OSHA’s recognition of TUV, or any with all OSHA policies pertaining to delivery by a private party or a NRTL, for a particular test standard is this recognition; and commercial, non–government courier or limited to equipment or materials (i.e., TUV will continue to meet the messenger, addressed to the Office of products) for which OSHA standards requirements for recognition in all areas Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress, require third-party testing and where it has been recognized. James Madison Memorial Building, certification before use in the Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Room LM–637, 101 Independence workplace. Consequently, if a test Avenue S.E., Washington, DC 20540, Assistant Secretary of Labor. standard also covers any product(s) for between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.S.T. If which OSHA does not require such [FR Doc. E6–20406 Filed 12–1–06; 8:45 am] delivering by courier or messenger testing and certification, an NRTL’s BILLING CODE 4510–26–P please provide the delivery service with scope of recognition does not include the Office of Strategic Initiatives phone that product(s). number: (202) 707–3300. (See Many UL test standards also are LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Supplementary Information, Section 4: ‘‘Procedures for Submitting Requests to approved as American National Copyright Office Standards by the American National Participate in Roundtable Discussions Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for Docket No. 07–10802 and for Submitting Written Comments’’ convenience, we use the designation of below for file formats and other the standards developing organization Section 108 Study Group: Copyright information about electronic and non– for the standard as opposed to the ANSI Exceptions for Libraries and Archives electronic submission requirements.) designation. Under our procedures, any AGENCY: Office of Strategic Initiatives Submission by overnight service or NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved and Copyright Office, Library of regular mail will not be effective. test standard may use either the latest Congress. The public roundtable will be held at DePaul University College of Law, proprietary version of the test standard ACTION: Notice of a public roundtable or the latest ANSI version of that with request for comments. Lewis Building, 10th Floor, Room 1001, standard. You may contact ANSI to find 25 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, out whether or not a test standard is SUMMARY: The Section 108 Study Group Illinois, 60604, on Wednesday, January currently ANSI-approved. announces a public roundtable 31, 2007. discussion on certain issues relating to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Conditions the exceptions and limitations Christopher Weston, Attorney–Advisor, TUV must also abide by the following applicable to libraries and archives U.S. Copyright Office. E–mail conditions of the recognition, in under the Copyright Act, and seeks [email protected], Telephone (202) 707– addition to those already required by 29 written comments on these issues. This 2592, Fax (202) 707–0815. CFR 1910.7: notice (1) announces a public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA must be allowed access to roundtable discussion regarding the TUV’s facilities and records for issues identified in this notice and (2) 1. Background. purposes of ascertaining continuing requests written comments from all The Section 108 Study Group was compliance with the terms of its interested parties on the issues convened in April 2005 under the recognition and to investigate as OSHA described in this notice. These issues sponsorship of the Library of Congress’ deems necessary; relate primarily to making and National Digital Information If TUV has reason to doubt the distributing copies pursuant to requests Infrastructure and Preservation Program efficacy of any test standard it is using by individual users, as well as to (NDIIPP), in cooperation with the U.S. under this program, it must promptly provision of user access to unlicensed Copyright Office. The Study Group inform the test standard developing digital works. seeks written comment on and organization of this fact and provide DATES: Roundtable Discussions: The participation in a roundtable discussion that organization with appropriate public roundtable will be held in scheduled for January 31, 2007, on the relevant information upon which its Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, issues described in this notice. The concerns are based; January 31, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 Study Group is an independent TUV must not engage in or permit p.m. C.S.T. Requests to participate must committee charged with examining how others to engage in any be received by the Section 108 Study the exceptions and limitations to the misrepresentation of the scope or Group by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on January 12, exclusive rights under copyright law conditions of its recognition. As part of 2007. that are applicable specifically to this condition, TUV agrees that it will Written Comments: Interested parties libraries and archives, namely those set allow no representation that it is either may submit written comments on any of out in section 108 of the Copyright Act, a recognized or an accredited Nationally the topics discussed in this notice from may need to be amended to take account Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) 8:30 a.m. E.S.T. on February 1, 2007, to of the widespread use of digital without clearly indicating the specific 5 p.m. E.S.T. on March 9, 2007. technologies. More detailed information equipment or material to which this ADDRESSES: All written comments and regarding the Section 108 Study Group recognition is tied, or that its requests to participate in roundtables and its work can be found at http:// recognition is limited to certain should be addressed to Mary www.loc.gov/section108. products; Rasenberger, Director of Program Section 108 was included in the 1976 TUV must inform OSHA as soon as Management, National Digital Copyright Act in recognition of the vital possible, in writing, of any change of Information Infrastructure and role of libraries and archives to our ownership, facilities, or key personnel, Preservation Program, Office of Strategic nation’s education and cultural heritage, and of any major changes in its Initiatives, Library of Congress. and their unique needs in serving the operations as an NRTL, including Comments and requests to participate public. The exceptions were carefully details; may be sent (1) by electronic mail crafted to maintain a balance between VerDate Aug<31>2005 11:51 Dec 01, 2006 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 232 / Monday, December 4, 2006 / Notices 70435 the legitimate interests of libraries and are available on the Web site http:// areas and specific questions identified archives on the one hand, and rights– www.loc.gov/section108. in this Federal Register notice. holders on the other, in a manner that Recently, the Study Group examined 3. Specific Questions. best serves the national interest. the provisions of section 108 governing The evolution of copyright law copies made by libraries and archives at The Study Group seeks written demonstrates that the technologies the request of users, including comment and participation in the available at any given time necessarily interlibrary loan copies, as well as roundtable discussions on the questions influence where and how appropriate whether any new provisions relating to set forth below in this Section 3, balances can be struck between the copies, performances or displays made inclusive of Topics A, B and C. interests of rights–holders and users. As in the course of providing access are the Copyright Office recognized in 1988, necessary. Specifically, the Study Group TOPIC A: AMENDMENTS TO it is important to review the section 108 seeks public input on whether any CURRENT SUBSECTIONS 108(d), (e), exceptions periodically to ensure that amendment is warranted to (1) the AND (g)(2) REGARDING COPIES FOR they take account of new technologies subsection 108(d), (e) and (g) provisions USERS, INCLUDING INTERLIBRARY in maintaining a beneficial balance addressing copies made for users, LOAN among the interests of creators and other including copies made under General Issue rights–holders and libraries and interlibrary loan arrangements; (2) the exclusions currently set out in archives. See The Register of Should the provisions relating to Copyrights, Library Reproduction of subsection 108(i) that prohibit libraries and archives from taking advantage of libraries and archives making and Copyrighted Works (17 U.S.C. 108): distributing copies for users, including Second Report 128–29 (1988). In that subsections (d) and (e) for most non– text–based works; and (3) allow libraries via interlibrary loan (which include the spirit, the Section 108 Study Group is current subsections 108(d), (e), and (g), charged with the task of identifying and archives to make copies of unlicensed electronic works in order to as well as the CONTU guidelines, to be those areas in which new technologies explained below) be amended to reflect have changed the activities of libraries provide user access and to provide access via performance or display. reasonable changes in the way copies and archives, users, and rights–holders, are made and used by libraries and so that the effectiveness or relevance of Note that any amendments to section 108 must conform to the United States’ archives, taking into account the effect applicable section 108 exceptions are of these changes on rights–holders? called into question. The Study Group international obligations under the Berne Convention to provide exceptions will attempt to formulate appropriate, Background workable solutions where amendment is to exclusive rights only ‘‘in certain special cases’’ that do ‘‘not conflict with recommended.