its present form, believing
that it has satisfied the needs of the teachers:
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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION,
Washington, D.C., September 10, 1976.
National Education Association urgently requests your support of the
Copyright Revision bill, H.R. 2223, as reported by the Judiciary
Committee. This compromise effort represents a major breakthrough in
establishing equitable legal guidelines for the use of copyright
materials for instructional and research purposes. We ask your support
of the committee bill without amendments.
JAMES W. GREEN,
Assistant Director for Legislation.
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Mr. SKUBITZ. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will
yield further, then the NEA is satisfied with the language
in the bill as it now stands; is that correct?
Mr. KASTENMEIER. The gentleman is correct.
Mr. SKUBlTZ. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman.
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D. REPRODUCTION BY LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
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1. Text of Section 108
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The following is a reprint of the entire text of section 108 of
title 17, United States Code.
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Section 108. Limitations on exclusive rights:
*Reproduction by libraries and archives*
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an
infringement of copyright for a library or archives, or any of its
employees acting within the scope of their employment, to reproduce no
more than one copy or phonorecord of a work, or to distribute such copy
or phonorecord, under the conditions specified by this section, if--
(1) the reproduction or distribution is made without any purpose of
direct or indirect commercial advantage;
(2) the collections of the library or archives are (i) open to the
public, or (ii) available not only to researchers affiliated with the
library or archives or with the institution of which it is a part, but
also to other persons doing research in a specialized field; and
(3) the reproduction or distribution of the work includes a notice of
copyright.
(b) The rights of reproduction and distribution under this section apply
to a copy or phonorecord of an unpublished work duplicated in facsimile
form solely for purposes of preservation and security or for deposit for
research use in another library or archives of the type described by
clause (2) of
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