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From: "Jim Whitehead" <ejw@cse.ucsc.edu>
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Subject: Internet Archive bookmobile
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:51:47 -0700
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/09/26/bono
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act.DTL
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Opening arguments are set to begin early next month in Eldred vs. Ashcroft,
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a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that will decide the future of copyright
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law, including how and when artists and writers can build upon the work of
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others.
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....
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To heighten public awareness of the importance of the case an Internet
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bookmobile is set to depart San Francisco next Monday on a trip that will
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bring it to the steps of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.,
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before arguments wrap up. The van, which will be stopping at schools,
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libraries and senior centers along the way, is equipped to provide free
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high-speed access to thousands of literary and artistic works that are
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already in the public domain.
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--------
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I had the opportunity to visit the Internet Archive about a month ago, and
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saw the bookmobile under construction. It's a neat idea. Take an SUV, put a
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small satellite dish on the top, and put a computer, printer, and binding
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machine in the back. Voila -- people can search for a book, then print out a
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copy right there on the spot. Quite literally on-demand printing. Total
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fixed cost of the computer/printer/binding machine, if bought new (the IA
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had the equipment donated) is under $10k.
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One of the goals is to show libraries across the country that they could, if
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they wished, add these "virtual holdings" (public domain materials) to their
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existing library, at a fixed cost most libraries can afford. This should be
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compelling to small libraries in remote areas.
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- Jim
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