March 28, 2003

College Media Group Cautions That 2 Copyright Laws Could Collide

A group representing college media centers is warning the U.S. Copyright Office about a possible conflict between two federal laws, one meant to limit electronic access to copyrighted material and the other designed to broaden access to the same material for online education.

At issue are the Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The first measure, known as the Teach Act, was signed into law in November. It amended copyright

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