Re: CONTU Interpretation of Library Filled Requests -- ILL

On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Lynn Gera <lgera[_at_]sherikon.com> wrote:
>
> Question is posted to current interpretation of what is "aggregate
> quantities... of periodical articles" as requested by libraries.
> The '79 interpretation as put forth in the CONTU (National Commission
> on New Technological Uses of Copyright Works)guidelines aggregate
> quantities "shall mean... any given filled requests of a library
> (from any given periodical) within any calendar year for a total of
> 6 or more copies of an article published in such periodical within
> 5 years prior to the date of the request."
>
> Question: Is this still valid in light of the DMCA (Digital Millennium
> Copyright Amendment of '98)?

Lynn,

    The DMCA did not change the ILL requirements or CONTU guidelines at all. The only exception is in section 108(a)(3).

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Lolly

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