FYI and participation Loretta Parham, CEO & Director Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library We will always provide service that exceeds the customer’s expectation…Because We Care! Subject: Copyright Licensing for Mass Digitization From the DPLA Blog: "The U.S. Copyright Office recently issued a report <http://copyright.gov/orphan/reports/orphan-works2015.pdf> and a request for comments<http://copyright.gov/fedreg/2015/80fr32614.pdf> on its proposal for a new licensing system intended to overcome copyright obstacles to mass digitization. While the goal is laudable, the Office’s proposal is troubling and vague in key respects. "The overarching problem is that the Office’s proposal doesn’t fully consider how libraries and archives currently go about digitization projects, and so it misidentifies how the law should be improved to allow for better digital access. It’s important that libraries and archives submit comments to help the Office better understand how to make recommendations for improvements." http://dp.la/info/2015/09/25/help-the-copyright-office-understand-how-to-address-mass-digitization/