Introduction to the Online Version
Chapter 1 – The Commission and Its Recommendations
Congressional Action Concerning Computers
Copyright Office and Photocopying
Other Government Agencies and Photocopying
Chapter 2 – The Establishment, Mandate, and Activities of the Commission
Chapter 3 – Computers and Copyright
Foundation for the Recommendations
Recommendations for Statutory Change
Recommendation for Regulations
Case for Copyright Protection for Programs
Statutory Copyrightability of Programs
Copyright and Other Methods Compared
Scope of Copyright in Programs
Economic Effects of Program Copyright
Cultural Effects of Program Copyright
Concurring Opinion of Commissioner Nimmer
Dissent of Commissioner Hersey
Are Mature Programs “Writings”?
Is Copyright Protection Needed?
Legislative Intent and the Constitutional Barrier
Concentration of Economic Power
Communication – Human And Mechanical
Dissent of Commissioner Karpatkin
Repeal of Section 117 of the Copyright Act of 1976 Recommended
Adoption of Appropriate Registration and Deposit Regulations Recommended
Case for Copyright Protection for Data Bases
Scope of Copyright in a Data Base
Chapter 4 – Machine Reproduction – Photocopying
Recommendations of the Commission
Recommendation for Amending One Area of the 1976 Copyright Act
Recommendations Concerning the Five-Year Review of Photocopying Practices
Recommendations to Government Agencies
Provisions of the 1976 Copyright Act Affecting Photocopying
CONTU Guidelines on Photocopying under Interlibrary Loan Arrangements
Volume of Library Photocopying in 1976
Copying of Copyrighted U.S. Serials for Interlibrary Loan
Photocopies Made for Local Use
Photocopies Made for Intrasystem Use
Publisher May Notify Public That Certain Works May Be Photocopied for Individual Use
Suppliers of Authorized Photocopies
Institute for Scientific Information
Secondary Suppliers of Authorized Copyright-Fee-Paid Copies
Possible Nonprofit Periodical Copying Centers
Interrelated Economics of Publishing and Libraries and the Impact of Copying Fees
General Relationship of Journal Publishing to Library Budgets
Library Acquisition Budgets – 1969-73
Borrowing and Photocopying through Interlibrary Loan
Effect of Photocopying on Periodical Subscriptions
Scholarly Journal Subscriptions and Library Budgets
Estimates of Possible Additional Costs to Libraries for Copying Fees
Estimates of Total Additional Costs for Libraries
Potential Copying Fees Compared with Publishers’ Revenues - Periodicals
The Economics of Book Publishing, the Library Market for Books, and Photocopying
Economic Analyses of the Impact of Photocopying Charges
Legislation and Systems Relating to Photocopying in Other Countries
Recommendations of Interested Organizations
Effects of Future Technological Change
Chapter 5 – Summary
Appendix A – Summary of the Legislative History of Computer-Related Issues and the Photocopy Issue
The National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works
Appendix B – Public Law 93-573 and Public Law 95-146
Public Law 93-573, Title II: National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works
Establishment and Purpose of the Commission
Compensation of Members of the Commission
Appendix C – Commissioners
Appendix D – Staff
Appendix E – Lists of Witnesses
Copyright and Computer-Related Issues
Copyright and Photocopy Issues
Witnesses Supplying Background Information
Appendix F – Alphabetical Listing of Persons Appearing before the Commission
Appendix G – Transcripts of Commission Meetings
Appendix H – Summaries of Commission-Sponsored Studies
REPORT TITLE: Economics of Property Rights as Applied to Computer Software and Data Bases
REPORT TITLE: Legal Protection of Computer Software, An Industrial Survey
REPORT TITLE: Costs of Owning, Borrowing, and Disposing of Periodical Publications
Library Cost Components Included
Journal Usage over Time and Length of Holdings
Appendix I – Bibliography
Selected List of Works on Computers and Copyright
Selected List of Documents Relating to Photocopying and the 1976 Copyright Act
Interpretations and Guides Issued by Organizations
Articles on Sections 107, 108, and the CONTU Guidelines
Documents Relating to Copyright Clearance Mechanisms
Documents and Articles Relating to Sources of Authorized Fee‑Paid Copies of Copyrighted Materials
Articles Written by the Commission Staff
Appendix J – Selected Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 and Copyright Office Regulations