U.S. Copyright Office
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Anticircumvention Rulemaking Hearings Schedule

Palo Alto, CA - Hearing Agenda

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Transcript (PDF format 296 Kb)

9:30 – 11:30

Computer programs that operate wireless telecommunications handsets. (Mobile firmware)

Jennifer Stisa Granick, The Wireless Alliance
Written Testimony and Exhibits

Steven Metalitz, Joint Reply Commenters

11:40 – 1:10

Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and that require the original media or hardware as a condition of access.

Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that require obsolete operating systems or obsolete hardware as a condition of access.


Brewster Kahle, The Internet Archive

Steven Metalitz, Joint Reply Commenters


Washington, DC - Hearing Agenda

LM-649, Mumford Room

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Transcript (PDF format 240 Kb)

1:30 – 3:00

Compilations consisting of lists of Internet locations blocked by commercially marketed filtering software applications that are intended to prevent access to domains, websites or portions of websites, but not including lists of Internet locations blocked by software applications that operate exclusively to protect against damage to a computer or a computer network or lists of Internet locations blocked by software applications that operate exclusively to prevent receipt of email.

Jonathan Band, Library Alliance

Steven Metalitz, Joint Reply Commenters

3:15 – 4:45

Literary works distributed in ebook format when all existing ebook editions of the work (including digital text editions made available by authorized entities) contain access controls that prevent the enabling of the ebook's read-aloud function and that prevent the enabling of screen readers to render the text into a specialized format.

Mark Richert, American Foundation for the Blind

Jonathan Band, Library Alliance

Steven Metalitz, Joint Reply Commenters

 

Friday, March 31, 2006

Transcript (PDF format 553 Kb)

9:30 – 11:30

SR/AV distributed in compact disc format and protected by technological protection measures that impede access to lawfully purchased works by creating or exploiting security vulnerabilities that compromise the security of personal computers.

Deidre Mulligan, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic
Edward Felten, Princeton University
Exhibit
Matthew Schruers, Computer and Communication Industry Association and Open Source and Industry Alliance
Jay Sulzberger, New Yorkers for Fair Use
Steven Metalitz,Joint Reply Commenters
Megan Carney

2:30 – 4:00

Computer programs protected by dongles that prevent access due to malfunction or damage and which are obsolete.

Joseph Montoro
Written Testimony and Exhibits

Steven Metalitz, Joint Reply Commenters

Monday, April 3, 2006

Transcript (PDF format 478 Kb)

9:30 – 12:30

Audiovisual works included in the educational library of a college or university’s film or media studies department and that are protected by technological measures that prevent their educational use.

Derivative and collective works which contain audiovisual works that are in the public domain and that are protected by technological measures that prevent their educational use.

Jonathan Band, Library Alliance

Peter Decherney, et al, The University of Pennsylvania
Exhibit

Bill Herman

Sandra Aistars, Time Warner Inc.

Fritz Attaway, Motion Picture Association of America

Steven Metalitz, Joint Reply Commenters

Bruce Turnbull, DVD Copy Control Association