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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Friday, October 08, 2004  

Next Generation Libraries for Next Generation Kids
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64494,00.html

In a lawsuit known as Kahle v. Ashcroft, Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive , and Rick Prelinger are arguing that various changes to copyright law are unconstitutional because they've made it impossible for works to return to the public domain. Since copyright holders no longer have to actively register and renew their work, valuable historical resources stay protected by copyright even though no one's marketing them. The lawsuit reads: "Because of the indiscriminate nature of copyright today, the burden of copyright regulation extends to work whether or not the original author has any need for continuing protection. That unnecessary burden blocks the cultivation of our culture and the spread of knowledge." Kahle adds: "These works are important parts of our culture, and now that students are shifting to using the Internet as their library, we want to make sure they continue to have the breadth and depth of what people have created." And if the plaintiffs lose their case? Then, says Kahle, "the libraries that we grew up with will be effectively shut to this generation of kids that use the Internet as a major source of information."

posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM
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