The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : Changes in Copyrights Urged
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Making an electronic copy of a magazine article or your favorite Beatles record won’t get you thrown in jail. But make several hundred copies and you’ll be breaking the law, even if the material is on a computer network.
The White House said Tuesday that existing copyright law protections apply to materials flowing through computer networks, but it wants changes in the law to clarify those protections.
