Save our streams. Fix the DMCA. "The DMCA imposes punitive new fees on streaming Internet radio broadcasters, which have been driving educational and community stations into the ground. SOS contains information and action items that you can take to help save the community Internet radio movement." [via bOing bOing]
I know I go on and on about the DMCA, but it's because I honestly think it's bad legislation that's going to hurt consumers, programmers, educators, and libraries - pretty much everyone except the copyright holders. What will happen when libraries finally get themselves in the loop of transferring digital files within the "heavenly jukebox," for example, lending out MP3s or DivX video files directly through our online catalogs? Will we have to pay for access to the item (probably an ongoing fee for access) and then a per-use fee for each circ? And what if one of our patrons makes a copy of one of these files? Under the DMCA, librarians are not protected from criminal prosecution for crimes committed by others. There's just so much wrong with this legislation that we as a profession have to become active participants in the debate. You can learn more from the Anti-DMCA Web site.
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