The US Copyright Office has been in discussions with interested parties about potential revisions to the section of copyright law covering exceptions for reproductions by libraries and archives (aka section 108) since back in 2005. Those efforts are finally nearing the drafting of legislative recommendations for consideration by Congress. The objective is “updating the provisions to better reflect the facts, practices, and principles of the digital age and to provide greater clarity for libraries, archives, and museums.” As part of that process, the Copyright Office is formally eliciting public comment on a narrowly-defined set of remaining issues, “including, especially, provisions concerning […]
