BillWatch is published about every week as long as Congress is in session. See distribution instructions at the end. The AAP, like many media industry groups, is a supporter of this legislation. At the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference this past March, VTW heard a panel chaired by Pam Samuelson of the University of Pittburgh and Cornell University.
Librarians particularly seem strongly opposed as a group.
VTW has not as yet taken a stance on this legislation, though we may. This week, we would like to merely introduce copyright as a topic for our readers' attention. In subsequent weeks, we will begin giving you more background information, including pointers to important web resources and some summaries of key arguments. We will also begin to track this legislation. We welcome comments from informed subscribers concerned about this issue and will summarize the most worthwhile.