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THIS WEEK ON "THE COMMUNICATORS" A DISCUSSION OF HOW PIRACY POLICY AFFECTS LIBRARIES. |
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OUR GUEST THIS WEEK IS EMILY SHEKETOFF, THE WASHINGTON OFFICE EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY... |
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THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. |
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AND JOINING US IN THE QUESTIONING IS PAUL SWEETING. GREG IS GOOD TO BE HERE. |
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MISS SHEKETOFF, IN THE BROADEST SENSE, WHY WOULD THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION THE WASHINGTON OFFICE?... |
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WE REPRESENT LIBRARIANS, LIBRARIES, AND THE PEOPLE USE LIBRARIES. WE HAVE FOUND OVER THE LAST 50 ... |
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AND AS YOU LOOK TO GOVERNMENT, WHATEVER AREA OF GOVERNMENT YOU ARE LOOKING AT, ARE THEY GENERALLY... |
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SADLY, THEY DO NOT GET OUR NEEDS. SADLY, WE FIND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN IN A LIBRARY IN... |
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LET'S DISCUSS SOME OF THE COPYRIGHT ISSUE IS THAT YOU REFERRED TO. THERE WAS A CASE RECENTLY SETTLED... |
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WELL, POSSIBLY SETTLE. |
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THERE IS AN AGREEMENT, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE COURT. IT SEEMS THAT IT COULD HAVE... |
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THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF MAKING SURE THAT JUDGES AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE POLICY ARENA UNDERSTAND... |
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CAN YOU GIVE A QUICK EXPLANATION OF THE CASE? |
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A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, GOOGLE SIGNED THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH FOUR LIBRARIES TO DIGITIZE THEIR... |
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WHAT HAS GOOGLE TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW LIBRARIES CAN MAKE USE OF THE INFORMATION? |
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IT IS NOT CLEAR. IT IS ALSO NOT CLEAR WHAT IMPACT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION... |
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WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT PART OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF SOMETHING CALLED... |
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BUT IF GOOGLE OWNS THE COPYRIGHT TO ALL THIS MATERIAL, WHAT KIND OF LICENSING FEE ARE THEY GOING TO... |
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WHAT AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. IN THIS COUNTRY, WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF FAIR USE AND FIRST... |
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HAD THAT SITUATION COME ABOUT? IS IT JUST BECAUSE THE OWNERS OF THESE DATABASES HAPPEN TO BE FOREIGN... |
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I DON'T SEE ANY VENAL CABAL AT WORK HERE. I JUST THINK IT IS COMMERCE. |
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THIS YEAR THE ADMINISTRATION JUST SIGNED INTO LAW A BILL WHICH DEALS WITH ISSUES OF COPYRIGHT. GIVE... |
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THIS BILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, CREATES A GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY,... |
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ALTHOUGH IRONICALLY, THEY TRIED TO STOP THE VIDEO RENTAL MARKET WHEN IT FIRST AROSE. ACTUALLY WENT... |
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EXACTLY. SO LET'S NOT BE SHORT-SIDED. LET'S EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY. I SAY TO THE CONTENT PROVIDERS, LOOK... |
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THE FOLKS WHO WORKED SUPPORTING THE PRO-IP BILL, A LOT OF THE EFFECT WILL FALL IN THE TRADEMARK AREA... |
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IT IS, BUT RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM AS, YOU ARE GUILTY, AND PROVE THAT YOU ARE INNOCENT,... |
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ALTHOUGH THE RECORD COMPANIES HAVE COME TO RUE THE DEAL. |
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I CANNOT HELP THEM THERE. THERE WERE VERY SMART, AGGRESSIVE LAWYERS WHO NEGOTIATED THOSE DEALS. IF... |
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SO IS THE IDEA THAT IF I GO TO A LIBRARY AND DOWNLOAD A SONG AND DON'T PAY FOR IT, THAT THE LIBRARY... |
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AND THE INSTRUMENT THAT YOU NOW LOADED IT ON COULD BE SEIZED. |
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IF IT WAS USED IN THE ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT. |
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SO THAT IS A NIGHTMARE FOR LIBRARIES, BECAUSE ONE OF THE LIBRARIAN'S CORE VALUES IS PROTECTING LIBRARY... |
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GIVEN EXAMPLE. -- GIVE AN EXAMPLE. |
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THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE WRESTLING WITH RIGHT NOW. HOW WE BALANCE OUR COURT BODY OF PROTECTING... |
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I WAS READING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION HAD ADDRESSED PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS TEAM REGARDING... |
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WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE IN VERY TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, AND WE HAVE SEEN LIBRARY USES GO UP OVER 50%... |
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WHAT DOES IT DO FOR INCREASING THE AMOUNT TERMINALS AND SPACE, WHICH SHE SAID WAS A PROBLEM? |
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IT WILL NOT HELP WITH THAT. WE ARE TALKING THAT A SHORT- TERM, EMERGENCY, DEALING WITH THE FACT THAT... |
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WILL THE RECENT DECISION BY THE SEC TO OPEN WHITE SAYS IT -- WHITE SPACES BE OF ANY BENEFIT? |
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IT COULD, IF LIBRARIES ARE PART OF BEING ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THAT. THEY JUST MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT... |
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WHAT IS YOUR SENSE FROM YOUR CONTACTS WITH THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN, AND FROM LOOKING AND HIS POLICY, WHAT... |
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WHEN PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA WAS A SENATOR, HE SPOKE TO THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. HE CARRIES... |
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JUST BY WAY OF INFORMATION, LIBRARIES ARE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE PLAN AS ONE OF THE BULLET... |
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SOME OF THAT FUND IS USED FOR THE ELECTRONIC BE RATE DISCOUNTS GIVEN TO SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES... |
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CAN WE CHANGE TOPICS HERE? DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, A FAVORITE TOPIC OF LIBRARIANS, I KNOW. THE... |
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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US, SO WE WILL BE FALLING COMMONS. THEY ARE NOT WRITTEN YET, SO I CANNOT... |
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WHAT ABOUT INFORMATION THAT COMES TO YOU WRAPPED IN DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT? LIKE A DVD, FOR INSTANCE.... |
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WE PURCHASED IT, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LOAN IT OUT. IF IT DVD PLAYERS, JUST LIKE VCR'S... |
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WE HAVE ABOUT COMMAND AT LEFT. AS PEOPLE GET MORE ACCESS TO BROADBAND AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS OR AT... |
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I CAME TO THE LIBRARY TEEN YEARS AGO AND PEOPLE SAID WE WOULD NOT NEED LIBRARIES ANYMORE. YET LAST... |
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OUR GUEST, EMILY SHEKETOFF, AND HELPING US WITH THE |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
