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  • Washington, D.C., May 2, 2000, corrected transcript (RTF) (PDF)
  • Washington, D.C., May 3, 2000, corrected transcript (RTF) (PDF)
  • Washington, D.C., May 4, 2000, corrected transcript (RTF) (PDF)
  • Stanford University, May 18, 2000, transcript (RTF) (PDF)
  • Stanford University, May 19, 2000, transcript (RTF) (PDF)


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Washington, D.C., May 2, 2000, Morning Session

Introductory Statement by Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights
Testimony by Peter Jaszi, Digital Future Coalition
Testimony by Sarah Wiant, American Association of Law Libraries
Testimony by Betty Landesman, District of Columbia Library Association
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(47 minutes)
Testimony by Betty Landesman (continued)
Question-and-Answer Session
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(48 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(31 minutes)

Washington, D.C., May 2, 2000, Afternoon Session

Testimony by Chris Mohr, American Business Press, et. al.
Testimony by David Mirchin, Silver Platter
Testimony by Joseph Montoro, Spectrum Software
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(47 minutes)
Testimony by Joseph Montoro (continued)
Testimony by Keith Kupferschmid, Software and Information Industry Association
Question-and-Answer Session
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(48 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(48 minutes)

Washington, D.C., May 3, 2000, Morning Session

Brief Statement by Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights
Testimony by Cary Sherman, Recording Industry Association of America
Testimony by Robert Hildeman, Streambox.com, Inc.
Question-and-Answer Session
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(47 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(18 minutes)

Washington, D.C., May 3, 2000, Afternoon Session

Testimony by Rodney Peterson, University of Maryland
Testimony by Aline Soules
Testimony by Diana Vogelsong, American University
Testimony by Jeff Clark, James Madison University
Question-and-Answer Session
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(47 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(48 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(6 minutes)

Washington, D.C., May 4, 2000, Morning Session

Brief Statement by Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights
Testimony by Arnold Lutzker, consortium of five national library associations
Testimony by James Neal, American Library Association
Testimony by Julie Cohen, Georgetown University
Question-and-Answer Session
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(47 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(47 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(46 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(16 minutes)

Washington, D.C., May 4, 2000, Afternoon Session

Testimony by Bernard Sorkin, Time Warner and Motion Picture Association of America
Testimony by Richard Weisgrau, American Society of Media Photographers
Question-and-Answer Session
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(47 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(47 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(18 minutes)

Stanford University, May 18, 2000, Afternoon Session

Introductory Statement by Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights
Testimony by Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan, New York University
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(19 minutes)
Testimony by Karen Coyle, University of California Listen to testimony
(11 minutes)
Testimony by Linda Crowe, American Library Association Listen to testimony
(5 minutes)
Testimony by Laura Gassaway, American Association of Universities, the American Council on Education, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges Listen to testimony
(11 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session Listen to testimony
(62 minutes)

Stanford University, May 19, 2000, Morning Session

Testimony by Paul Hughes, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Testimony by Emery Simon, Business Software Alliance
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(31 minutes)
Testimony by Frederick Weingarten, American Library Association Listen to testimony
(26 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session Listen to testimony
(1 hour, 3 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(19 minutes)

Stanford University, May 19, 2000, Afternoon Session

Testimony by Steve Metalitz, representing seventeen organizations
Question-and-Answer Session
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(57 minutes)
Testimony by Robin Gross, Electronic Frontier Foundation Listen to testimony
(19 minutes)
Testimony by Dean Marks, Motion Picture Association of American Listen to testimony
(26 minutes)
Testimony by Riley Russell, Sony Computer Entertainment America Listen to testimony
(18 minutes)
Testimony by Jonathan Hangartner, Bleem, Inc. Listen to testimony
(10 minutes)
Rebuttal Session Listen to testimony
(14 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session Listen to testimony
(1 hour, 2 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(22 minutes)
Question-and-Answer Session (continued) Listen to testimony
(5 minutes)

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