Software Licenses and Fair Use

To the Editor:

At the request of State Sen. Leonard Teitelbaum, I write to express his concern over a statement made in the August 11 issue of The Chronicle. In the article entitled "New Software-Licensing Legislation Said to Imperil Academic Freedom," Andrea L. Foster, the reporter, states that "[t]he Maryland legislature failed to approve another amendment that would have specified that libraries' and colleges' use of online material would be governed by federal copyright law

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Past Coverage

Libraries Criticize Federal Report on Digital-Copyright Law - September 14, 2001
The Law Against Sharing Knowledge - February 14, 2003
Library Groups Say Sweeping State Copyright Laws Could Stifle Teaching and Research - April 18, 2003
Scholars and Libraries Want Permission to Copy Electronic Materials - December 15, 2000
Justice Department Favors Recording Industry's Position in Copyright Case - March 23, 2009

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