Re: Database legislation in the USA

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Charles Oppenheim <c.oppenheim[_at_]lboro.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> I understand that H.R. 354 "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act"
> was introduced on January 19. The bill is, I gather, almost identical
> to the legislation that passed the House in the last Congress. However,
> changes are proposed regarding fair use and the issue of perpetual
> protection.
>
> Could anyone provide me with a URL with the text of the Bill and/or
> a brief account of its mmain features? Also any comments of the
> likelihood of it becoming law?

The text of any pending legislation in the US Congress may be accessed from Thomas at <http://thomas.loc.gov/>. The current session of Congress is the 106th.

Diane Cabell
cabell[_at_]mama-tech.com
http://www.mama-tech.com/

Fausett, Gaeta & Lund, LLP
Boston, MA
http://www.fausett.com/ Received on Wed Jan 27 1999 - 20:47:37 GMT