Rapidly evolving digital technologies have transformed the way that works of authorship are created, disseminated, stored, preserved, accessed, and experienced for scholarly, entertainment, or other purposes. Rights holders – including authors, musicians, artists, publishers, photographers, computer programmers, record companies, and motion picture studios – are now creating and distributing works in digital formats, and as a result their practices have undergone significant changes. According to this independent report sponsored by the United States Copyright Office and the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program of the Library of Congress, increased use of digital technologies has prompted a corresponding increase in the public’s expectations regarding access to content. Users have begun to expect trustworthy, immediate desktop access to digital materials from all sources, whether local or remote.
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