DOCUMENT RESUME ED 314 081 IR 053 028 TITLE Video and Library Privacy Protection Act of 1988. Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice cf the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on Technology and the Law of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. One Hundredth Congress, Sec:ond Session on H.R. 4947 ana S. 2361. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. House Committee on the Judiciary.; Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. PUB DATE 3 Aug 88 NOTE 157p.; Serial No. 110 (House Comiriittee on the Judiciary) and Serial No. J-100-90 (Senate CommiLtee on the Judiciary). AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) Viewpoints (120) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Federal Legislation; Hearings; *Intellectual Freedom; *Library Ci- ulation; *Library Planning; Position Papers; *Privacy; Public Libraries; Users (Information); *Videotape Recordings IDENTIFIERS Congress 100th ABSTRACT This hearing was held to address two bills designed to protect the privacy of users of video and library services, H.R. 4947 and S. 2361. The report opens with the full text of both bills and opening statements made by Representative Robert W. Kastenmeier, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, and Representative Carlos J. Moorhead. Testimony and prepared statements are then presented from Representative Alfred A. McCandless; Judith F. Krug, Director of the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom; Janlori Goldman, American Civil Liberties Union; Vans Stevenson, for the Video Software Dealers Association; and Richard A. Barton, Direct Marketing Association. Additional statements from Senator Paul Simon and Senator Alan K. Simpson are also presented. Additional materials reproduced in this report include correspondence with officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Special Libraries Association; People for the American Way; and the Association for Research Libraries. Relevant correspondence between congressmen is also included. (SD) ************ ********** ****** ** * *** **************** ******* ******* ******* * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * p.4 VIDEO AND LIBRARY PRIVACY PROTECTION coo ACT OF 1988 mot JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE r74 OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TH V, JUDICIARY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND THE LAW OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON Di JUDICIARY ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 4947 and S. 2361 LIBRARY PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1988 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office c4 Educatronal Research and Improvement INFORMATION EDUCATIONAL CENTERESOURCES AUGUST 3, 1988 lits,Thrs document has been reproduced as mewed from the person or organrtatron °mutating rt. to reprove CMinor changes have been made reproduction ouairgy Serial No. 110 Pants of wew or °gluons stated mthogocu- 'House Committer on the IdiCiary) mint do not necessarily represent°Moral OERI posroon or policy Serial No. J-100-90 (Senate Committee on the Judiciary) Printed for the use of the Committees cn the Judiciary to U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE O 90-845 r WASHINGTON : 1989 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Congressional Sales Office 414 US. Government Printing Office, Washington. DC 20402 rnPV AVAWABLE 2 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JACK BROOKS, Texas HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California DON EDWARDS, California HENRY J. HYDE, rilinois a. JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan DAN LUNGREN, California ROMANO L MAMLI, Kentucky F. JAMES SENSENBFENNER, JR., WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey Wisconsin MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma BILL McCOLLUM, Florida PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas MICHAEL DEWINE, Ohio BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California GEO. W. CROCIEEIT, JR., Michigan PATRICK L SWINDALL, Georgia CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina BRUCE A. MORRISON, Connecticut D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER, JR., Virginia EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida HOWARD L BERMAN, California RICK BOUCHER, Virginia HARLEY 0. STAGGERS, JR., West Virginia JOHN BRYANT, Texas BENJAMIN L CARDIN, Maryland M. ELAINE MIELICE, General Counsel AWTHUR P. ENDARS, JR., Staff Director ALAN F. COPPEY, JR, Associate Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIR. _.TICS,AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ROBERT W.KASI'ENMEIER, Wisconsin, Chairman MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois GEO. W. CROCKEIT JR., Michigan DAN LUNGREN, California BRUCE A. MORRLSON, Connecticut MICHAEL DxWINE, Pennsylvania HOWARD L BERMAN, California HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina RICK BOUCHER, Virginia D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER JR., Virgthia JOHN BRYANT, Texas BENJAMIN L CARDIN, Maryland MICHAEL J. REMINGTON, Chief Counsel DAVID W. BEIER, Colt ISel VIRGINIA E. &DAN, Counsel SUSAN L COSICEY, Counsel THOMAS E. Moorav, Associate Counsel JOSEPH V. Wor..rz, Associate Counsel a HI) 3 . 1' :2: ' : .. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware, Chairman EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts STROM THURMOND, South Carolina ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Oh'o ALAN K. SIMPSON, Wyoming DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania HOWELL HEFLIN, Alabama GORDON J. HUMPHREY, New Hampshire PAUL SIMON, Illinois MARK H. GrrENsrEnv, Chief Counsel DIANA HUFFMAN, Staff Director DErmis W. SHEDD, Minority Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY ANU THE LAW PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona GORDON J. HUMPHREY, New Hampshire ANN M. HARKINS, Chief Counsel GEORGE C. SMITH, Minority Chief Counsel CONTENTS TEXT OF BILLS Page H.R. 4947 2 S. 2361 9 OPENING STATEMENTS The Honorable Robert W. Kastenmeier, a Representativein Congress from the State of Wisconsin; Chairman, Subcommittee en Courts, CivilLiberties and the Administration of Justice 20 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator from the State ofVermont; Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Technology and the Law 18 The Honorable Carlos J. Mocrhead, a Representative inCongress from the State of California 25 WITNESSES The Honorable Alfred A. (Al) McCandless, a Representative inCongress from tl.e State of California 27 Prepared statement 28 Judith F. Krug, Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, AmericanLibrary At sociation, Chicago, IL 34 Prepared statement 37 Janlori Goldman, Esq., Staff Attorney, Project on P:ivacy andTechnology, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC 34 Prepared statement 37 Vans Stevenson, Director of Public Relations, Erol's, Inc.,Springfield, VA; on behalf of the Video Software Dealers Association, Marlton, NJ 34 Prepared statement 78 Richard A. Barton, Senior Vice President, Direct MarketingAssociation, Washington, DC 34 Prepared statement with attachment 90 ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Statement of the Honorable Pau Simon, a Senator from the State ofIllinois; Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution 131 Statement of the Honorable Alan K. Simpson, a Senator from the State of Wyoming 133 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Invitation to testify from the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy and theHonorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr., Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S.House of Representatives, to the Honorable William S. Sessions, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, July 26, 1988; lett.3f response from Mr. Sessions to Mr. Rodino, August 2, 1988 126, 138 Letter from C. James Schmidt, Chair, Intellectual Freedom Committee, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association,Chicago, IL; to the Honorable Robert W. Kastenmeier, August 25, 1988 139 Letter from Judith F. Krug to the Honorable Robert W.Kastenmeier, September 23, 1988 140 (V) VI Page Letter from David R. Bender, Ph.D., ExecutiveDirector, Special Libraries Association, Washington, DC, to the Honorable September 26, 1988 Peter W. Rodino, Jr, 142 Letter from John H. Buchanan, Jr., Chairman, andArthur J. Kropp, Presi- dent, People for the American Way, Washington,DC, to the Honorable Robert W. Kastenmeier, October 3, 1988 143 Letter from Duane E. Vt deter, Executive Director,Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC, to the HonorableRobert W. Kastenmeier, September 26, 1988 145 Letter from the Honorable Robert W. Kastenmeierand the Hnnorable Don Edwards, Chairman, Subcommitteeon Civil and Constitutional Rights, to the Honorable Louis Stokes, Chrdrman,Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 22, lqg8 146 Letter from Thomas M. Boyd, Acting Assistant AttorneyGeneral, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department o;* Justice,to the Honorable Robert W Kastenmeier, September 27, 1988 148 6 VIDEO AND LIBRARY PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1988 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988 U.S.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, AND U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND THE LAW, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. The subcommittees met, pursuant to notice, at 9:40 a.m., in room 2237, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the