Mr. John Podesta, Chief of Staff, The White House
Opposition to Section 303 of H.R. 4392, "Prohibition on Unauthorized Disclosure
of Classified Information
October 30, 2000

New Digital Copyright Rules seen as a defeat
for Library Users and the American Public


October 26, 2000

Press Release by DFC
DFC Announces Support of MP3 Bill
October 3, 2000

Secretary, Federal Trade Commission
Library Concerns Regarding the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
(UCITA), including Warranty Protection
September 11, 2000

U.S. Copyright Office [PDF]
Joint Library Community Reply Comments re: Report to Congress Pursuant to
Section 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
September 5, 2000

U.S. Copyright Office [PDF]
Joint Library Community Comments re: Report to Congress Pursuant to
Section 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
August 4, 2000

U.S. Copyright Office [PDF]
Joint Library Community Final Comments re: Exemption to Prohibition on
Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems
June 23, 2000

Honorable Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate
On behalf of NOCALL, SANDALL and SCALL
Support for FY 2001 Funding for the Federal Deposiotry Library Program
June 26, 2000

Mr. Albert Burstein, Chairman,
New Jersey Law Revision Commission
Support for the Proposed Library Exclusion to the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
June 14, 2000

Mr. John Podesta, Chief of Staff, The White House
Concerns Regarding Exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act
June 6, 2000

All Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Support for the Full FY 2001 Funding Request for the Federal Depository Libray Program
May 31, 2000

Letter to the Editor,
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Regarding "Music Educators Put Recordings Online, Warily"
May 30, 2000

Honorable David R. Obey, Ranking Member,
House Committee on Appropriations
Support for Full FY 2001 Funding for the Federal Depository Library Program
May 16, 2000

Honorable Ted Stevens, Chair, and
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Support for the Full FY 2001 Funding Request for the
Federal Depository Library Program
May 16, 2000

Honorable C.W. Bill Young, Chair, and
Honorable David R. Obey, Ranking Member,
House Committee on Appropriations
Support for the FY 2001 Funding Requests of the
Law Library of Congress and the Federal Depository Library Program
May 8, 2000

Linda W. Cropp, Council of the District of Columbia
4cite Concerns with the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
May 5, 2000

Mr. Albert Burstein, Chairman,
New Jersey Law Revision Commission
Opposition to the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
April 20, 2000

Honorable John Warner, Chairman,
Senate Armed Services Committee

Defense Authorization Act for FY 2001 Proposed Section 903
April 18, 2000

Joseph S. Alen, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.

Marketing of CCC's Annual Authorization Service to Law Firms
April 4, 2000

U.S. Copyright Office [PDF]
Joint Library Community Reply Comments re: Exemption to
Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems
For Access Control Technologies [PDF file]
March 31, 2000

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Supplemental Comments on the Proposed NTIS Closure and Transfer
March 6, 2000

Honorable Robert F. Bennett, Chairman, Subcommittee on
Legislative Branch, Senate Committee on Appropriations

Support for the FY 2001 Funding Request of the Law Library of Congress
February 28, 2000

Mr. Woody Horton, National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science

Proposed Closure of the National Technical Information Service
February 24, 2000

U.S. Copyright Office [PDF]
Joint Library Community Comments re: Exemption to
Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems
For Access Control Technologies [PDF file] [HTML Version]
February 17, 2000

Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer,U.S. Government Printing Office
Nomination of Ms. Charlene Cain to the Depository Library Council
February 10, 2000

All Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Opposition to H.R. 354, the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act"
February 8, 2000

The Honorable Alan A. Diamonstein and
The Honorable Joe T. May, Co-chairs, JCOTS Advisory Committee #5

Opposition to the proposed Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
January 4, 2000

The Honorable Alan A. Diamonstein and
The Honorable Joe T. May, Co-chairs, JCOTS Advisory Committee #5

Opposition to the proposed Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
January 4, 2000

The Honorable Robert L. Schuler, Chairman,
and Members, Committee on Local Government and Townships,
Ohio House of Representatives

Support for H.B. No. 440 to Increase Funding for County Law Libraries
November 23, 1999

The Honorable Richard Armey, Majority Leader,
U.S. House of Representatives

Opposition to H.R. 354, the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act"
November 16, 1999

Members, Senate Judiciary Committee
Need for Legislation to Update Distance Education for the Digital Environment
November 1, 1999

The Honorable David Dreier, Chairman,
House Committee on Rules

Opposition to H.R. 354, the Collections of Information Antipiracy Act of 1999
October 12, 1999

Honorable Judd Gregg and Senate Conference Committee
Members on S. 1217/H.R.2670

Support for Full FY 2000 Funding for the State Justice Institute
October 5, 1999

Honorable Harold Rogers and House Conference Committee
Members on H.R. 2670/S. 1217

Support for Full FY 2000 Funding for the State Justice Institute
October 5, 1999

Members, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,
Opposition to Anti-Right-to-Know Language in S. 1596,
the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations for FY2000
October 4, 1999

Honorable Kenneth R. Plum, Chair,
Virginia Joint Commission on Science and Technology

DFC Concerns Regarding the Uniform Computer
Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
September 20, 1999

Chairman Tom Bliley and Members,
House Committee on Commerce

AALL support for H.R. 1858, the Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act of 1999
August 4, 1999

Chairman Tom Bliley and Members,
House Committee on Commerce

Coalition Letter of Support for H.R. 1858, the Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act of 1999
August 4, 1999

Honorable W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, Chairman, and Members,
Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer
Protection, House Committee on Commerce

Support for AALL Amendment Excluding Primary
Legal Materials from H.R. 1858
July 27, 1999

Gene N. Lebrun
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
July 12, 1999

Gene N. Lebrun, President, National Conference of
SCommissioners on Uniform State Laws

DFC Concerns Regarding the Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act (UCITA)
June 23, 1999

Chairman W.J. "Billy" Tauzin and Members,
Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer
Protection, House Committee on Commerce

Support for AALL Amendment to H.R. 1858, the "Consumer and
Investor Access to Information Act of 1999
June 11, 1999

The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton
Nomination from the Library Community for New Director of the
Institute of Museum and Libraries Services
June 7, 1999

The Honorable George W. Bush
Support for County Law Libraries in Texas (H.B. 1477)
May 24, 1999

Secretary, Federal Trade Commission
Comment Concerning the Guides for the Law Book Industry
May 14, 1999

Honorable Rodney G. Ellis, Chair,
and Members, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Support for County Law Libraries in Texas (H.B. 1477)
May 7, 1999

Members, United States Senate
Oppose Efforts to Roll Back the Public's Right to Know
May 7, 1999

U.S. Copyright Office
Reply Comments of Library Associations on the Comments
on Notice to Libraries and Archives
April 1, 1999

Honorable Howard Coble, Chair, House Subcommittee
on Courts and Intellectual Property
Joint Library Comments on the Administration's Testimony
regarding H.R. 354, the Collections of Information Antipiracy Act
April 1, 1999

Honorable Robert F. Bennett, Chairman, and Members,
of the Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations

Full FY 2000 Appropriations for the Law Library of Congress
March 30, 1999

Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, and Members,
Texas House Committee on Local & Consent Calendars

Support for H.B. 1477
March 22, 1999

Speaker of the House James E. "Pete" Laney,
Texas House of Representatives

Support for H.B. 1477
March 22, 1999

Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair,
and Members, House Committee on Judicial Affairs
Support for County Law Libraries in Texas (H.B. 1477)
March 15, 1999

Honorable Thomas Bliley and Members,
House Committee on Commerce
Reply Letter re Opposition to New FOIA Exemption
for EPA's Worst Case Scenarios Data )
March 5, 1999

U.S. Copyright Office
Joint Library Community Reply Comments
re: Promotion of Distance Education Through Digital Technologies
March 3, 1999

Mr. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer,
U.S. Government Printing Office

Nomination of Ms. Charlene Cain to the Depository Library Council
February 23, 1999

Members, U.S. Senate,
Appeal for Co-sponsors for the Congressional Openness Act, S. 393
February 17, 1999

Members, U.S. House of Representatives,
Appeal for Co-sponsors for the Congressional Research Accessibility Act, H.R. 654
February 17, 1999

U.S. Copyright Office
Joint Library Community Comments re:
Copyright Office Rulemaking Exceptions
to the Sonny Bono Copyrgiht Term Extension Act
February 16, 1999

Honorable Charles H. Taylor
Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislative
U.S. House of Representatives Committee
on Appropriations
Full FY 2000 Appropriations for the
Law Library of Congress
February 10, 1999

Senator McCain and Senator Leahy,
Support for the Congressional Openness Act, S.393
February 9, 1999

Representative Christopher Shays,
Support for the Congressional Research Accessibility Act, H.R. 654
February 9, 1999

Honorable Thomas Bliley and Members,
House Committee on Commerce
Opposition to New FOIA Exemption for EPA's
Worst Case Scenarios Data
February 9, 1999

Ms. Shira Perlmutter
Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs
Office of the Registrar
AALL Participation in Study on the Promotion of
Distance Education Through Digital Technologies
December 7, 1998




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Court Filings

March 17, 1999 The District Court of Travis County, Texas
Plaintiffs' Original Petition for Declaratory Judgment
Nolo Press/Folk Law, Inc., The Texas Library Association,
The American Association of Law Libraries, and others v. The
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee


Testimony

November 29, 2000 Before The U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
and The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce
Docket No. 000522150-0287-02

June 29, 2000 Before Advisory Committee #5 of the
Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science,
Regarding the Virginia Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act (UCITA)

May 2, 2000 before the the U.S. Copyright Office
Library of Congress

February 3, 2000 before the Maryland General Assembly's Joint Meeting of
the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic
Matters Committee

February 2, 2000 Before the Subcommittee on Legislative, House Committee
on Appropriations, regarding the FY2001 Appropriations for
the Law Library of Congress

February 2, 2000 Before the Subcommittee on Legislative, House Committee
on Appropriations, regarding the FY2001 Appropriations for
the Library of Congress

February 2, 2000 Before the Subcommittee on Legislative, House Committee
on Appropriations, regarding the FY2001 Appropriations for
the Government Printing Office

December 7, 1999 Before Advisory Committee #5 of the Virginia Joint Commission
on Technology and Science, on the Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act (UCITA)

September 14, 1999 Before the Subcommittee on Technology, House Committee on
Science, on the Proposed Closing of the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS)

March 18, 1999 Before The House of Representatives Subcommittee on
Courts And Intellectual Property, Committee on Judiciary,
on the Collections of Information Antipiracy Act (H.R. 354)

February 10, 1999 Before the Subcommittee on Legislative House Committee on Appropriations regarding the FY2000 Appropriations for the Government Printing Office

February 10, 1999 Before the Subcommittee of Legislative House Committee on Appropriations regarding the FY2000 Appropriations for the Library of Congress

January 26, 1999 Before the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Testimony during hearings on Distance Education Through Digital Technologies, Washington D.C.



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 17, 2000

Legislative and Regulatory Update
by Mary Alice Baish

Washington, DC, December 04, 2000

Public Hearing
Comments on NCLIS

by Mary Alice Baish

Washington, DC, October 13, 1999

Annual Meeting of the Association of
College and Research Libraries:
UCITA--The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act:
An Update

by Robert L. Oakley

Washington, DC, March 8, 1999

Annual Meeting of the
Federal Libraries and Information Coordinating Committee (FLICC)
Copyright 1998: Recalibrating the Balance

by Robert L. Oakley

Monterey, CA, February 27, 1999

NOCALL/SCALL Joint Institute
The Future of Government Information:
Permanent Public Access and Dissemination

by Mary Alice Baish


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