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Introduction to the online version

Chapter 1 – The Commission and Its Recommendations

Chapter 2 – The Establishment, Mandate, and Activities of the Commission

Chapter 3 – Computers and Copyright

Chapter 4 – Machine Reproduction – Photocopying

Chapter 5 – Summary

Appendix A – Summary of the Legislative History of Computer-Related Issues and the Photocopy Issue

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

- Public Law 95-146: An Act to Extend by Seven Months the Term of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works

Appendix C – Commissioners

Appendix D – Staff

Appendix E – Lists of Witnesses

Appendix F – Alphabetical Listing of Persons Appearing before the Commission

Appendix G – Transcripts of Commission Meetings

Appendix H – Summaries of Commission-Sponsored Studies

Appendix I – Bibliography

Appendix J – Selected Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 and Copyright Office Regulations


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Final Report of the National Commission on New Technology 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

SEC. 201. (a) There is hereby created in the Library of Congress a National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (hereafter called the Commission).

(b) The purpose of the Commission is to study and compile data on:

            (1) the reproduction and use of copy­righted works of authorship:

                        (A) in conjunction with automatic sys­tems capable of storing, processing, retriev­ing, and transferring information, and

                        (B) by various forms of machine repro­duction, not including reproduction by or at the request of instructors for use in face-to-face teaching activities; and

            (2) the creation of new works by the application or intervention of such automatic systems or machine reproduction.

(c) The Commission shall make recommen­dations as to such changes in copyright law or procedures that may be necessary to assure for such purposes access to copyrighted works, and to provide recognition of the rights of copyright owners.

Membership of the Commission

SEC. 202. (a) The Commission shall be composed of thirteen voting members, appointed as follows:

(1) Four members, to be appointed by the President, selected from authors and other copyright owners;

(2) Four members, to be appointed by the President, selected from users of copyright works;

(3) Four nongovernmental members to be appointed by the President, selected from the public generally, with at least one member selected from among experts in consumer pro­tection affairs;

(4) The Librarian of Congress.

            (b) The President shall appoint a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman who shall act as Chairman in the absence or disability of the Chairman or in the event of a vacancy in that office, from among the four members selected from the public generally, as provided by clause (3) of subsection (a). The Register of Copyrights shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the Commission.

            (c) Seven voting members of the Commis­sion shall constitute a quorum.

Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its power and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

Compensation of Members of the Commission

SEC. 203. (a) Members of the Commission, other than officers or employees of the Federal Government, shall receive compensation at the rate of $100 per day while engaged in the actual performance of Commission duties, plus re­imbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses in connection with such duties.

(b) Any members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the Federal Govern­ment shall serve on the Commission without compensation, but such members shall be re­imbursed for travel, subsistence, and other {Page 106} necessary expenses in connection with the perform­ance of their duties.

Staff

SEC. 204. (a) To assist in its studies, the Commission may appoint a staff which shall be an administrative part of the Library of Con­gress. The staff shall be headed by an Executive Director, who shall be responsible to the Com­mission for the administration of the duties entrusted to the staff.

(b) The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed $100 per day.

Expenses of the Commission

SEC. 205. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title until June 30, 1976.

Reports

SEC. 206. (a) Within one year after the first meeting of the Commission it shall submit to the President and the Congress a preliminary report on its activities.

(b) Within three years after the enactment of this Act the Commission shall submit to the President and the Congress a final report on its study and investigation which shall include its recommendations and such proposals for legis­lation and administrative action as may be necessary to carry out its recommendations.

(c) In addition to the preliminary report and final report required by this section, the Com­mission may publish such interim reports as it may determine, including but not limited to consultant’s reports, transcripts of testimony, seminar reports, and other Commission findings.

Powers of the Commission

SEC. 207. (a) The Commission or, with the authorization of the Commission, any three or more of its members, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title, hold hearings, administer oaths, and require, by sub­poena or otherwise, the attendance and testi­mony of witnesses and the production of docu­mentary material.

(b) With the consent of the Commission, any of its members may hold any meetings, seminars, or conferences considered appropriate to provide a forum for discussion of the prob­lems with which it is dealing.

Termination

SEC. 208. On the sixtieth day after the date of the submission of its final report, the Com­mission shall terminate and all offices and em­ployment under it shall expire.


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