Sunday 1 March 2009

CONTU

The National Commission on New Technology Uses of Copyrighted Works or CONTU was established by the United States Congress in 1974 to carry out a 3 year study on the extension of copyright to the (then) relatively new technologies such as computers and photocopiers. It reported in July 1978

An excellent study of the commission including its historical background is available at the digital law online site.



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