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 the bill is available at <http://thomas.loc.gov/>. Search for the bill by number. The PDF version doesn't seem to be available yet, but the text version is.

As to the likelihood of it becoming law it is probable that some form of database protection act will eventually be enacted, but whether in this Congress or the next is hard to state, as well as what rough beast it may be turn out to be.

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