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Schedule

Public Meetings

January 2007
Date: January 31, 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Topics:

  • Copies made at patron request under subsections 108(d) and (e)
  • Copies made for interlibrary loan
  • Categories of works excluded under subsection 108(i)
  • Limits on provision of access to electronic works, including through performance and display

March 2006
Date: March 16
Location: Washington, D.C.
Topics:

  • Eligibility for section 108 exceptions
  • Access to digital copies made under subsections 108(b) and (c)
  • New preservation-only exception
  • New website preservation exception

March 2006
Date: March 8
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Topics:

  • Eligibility for section 108 exceptions
  • Access to digital copies made under subsections 108(b) and (c)
  • New preservation-only exception
  • New website preservation exception

Study Group Meetings

The meetings listed below are closed to the public.

January 2008
Date: January 31
Location: Washington, DC
Topics:

  • Discuss new Final Report drafts and close remaining open issues
  • Closing Ceremony

September 2007
Date: September 19-20
Location: Washington, DC
Topics:

  • Discuss Final Report draft and comments
  • Finalize Final Report format

April 2007
Date: April 24-25
Location: Washington, DC
Topics:

  • Review of public comments
  • Clarifications and conclusions
  • Report drafting

March 2007
Date: March 28
Conference Call
Topics:

  • Review of Final Report drafting process and schedule
  • Miscellaneous issue discussion

February 2007
Date: February 1-2
Location: Chicago, IL
Topics:

  • Review of public roundtables
  • Clarifications and conclusions
  • Report drafting

December 2006
Date: December 7-8
Location: Washington, DC
Topics:

  • Copies made at the request of patrons/interlibrary loan
  • Licenses and contracts
  • Report drafting

October 2006
Date: October 12-13
Location: New York, N.Y.
Topics:

  • Copies made at the request of patrons/interlibrary loan
  • Licenses and contracts
  • Report drafting

September 2006
Date: September 14-15
Location: Washington, D.C.
Topics:

  • Copies made at the request of patrons/interlibrary loan
  • Licenses and contracts

July 2006
Date: July 13-14
Location: New York, N.Y.
Topics:

  • Copies made at the request of patrons
  • E-Reserves
  • Licenses and contracts

May 2006
Date: May 11-12
Location: Washington, D.C.
Topics:

  • Copies made at the request of patrons
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Access controls

March 2006
Date: March 9-10
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Topics:

  • Different treatment of published and unpublished works
  • Who is covered under Section 108, and how to define covered entities
  • Copies made at the request of patrons
  • Interlibrary Loan

January 2006
Date: January 12-13
Location: Washington, D.C.
Topics:

  • Access to preservation copies
  • Who is covered under section 108, and how to define covered entities
  • Different treatment of published and unpublished works

November 2005
Date: November 10-11
Location: New York, N.Y.
Topics:

  • Digital-to-digital preservation copying of published works
  • Access to preservation copies
  • Who is covered under section 108, and how to define covered entities

September 2005
Date: September 8-9
Location: Washington, D.C.
Topics:

  • Analog-to-digital preservation copying of published works
  • Digital-to-digital preservation copying of published works
  • Access to preservation copies

June 2005
Date: June 9
Location: New York, N.Y.
Topics:

  • Analog-to-digital preservation copying of published works

April 2005
Date: April 14-15
Location: Washington, D.C.
Topics:

  • Issue listing and prioritization
  • Mission statement
  • Organization of Study Group

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