The Society's site provides a good deal of information regarding the purpose of the society, it's publications and events.
http://www.csusa.org/index.htm
They have a useful page of links which includes many organizations that are involved with copyright:
http://www.csusa.org/info_links.htm
I'm a little late on passing the word about Section 108 Study Group round table discussions, but the Library of Congress has published a schedule for written comments in their newsletter:
http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2007/305.html
The Study Group full story:
As anyone who reads this blog has noticed, I almost never have negative things to say about websites that I include here, thinking of it as a selective list of sites that I think are worth exploring.
But...The Digital Future Coalition is a site that should be mention as one exemplifying what NOT to do.
The Coalition was formed to track the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and apparently lasted until 1999. However, the pages have a cute little code that gives today's date when you look at them. At the very least, these pages should have some sort of date on them to give users a clue about when they were created, that they're not being updated, etc.
If your organization joins a coalition, just make sure that when the coalition dies the web pages go away!!!
Shame on all of these Coalition members for allowing the Undead to remain on the web.
* ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY (APT)
* THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES (AALL)
* THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL PUBLISHERS (AALP)
* THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS (ACIS)
* THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES (ACLS)
* THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (AHA)
* THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA)
* THE ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA (ARLIS/NA)
* THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS (AAG)
* THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ARL)
* THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION (CAA)
* THE COMMITTEE OF CONCERNED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EDUCATORS
* THE COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (CCIA)
* COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CPSR)
* THE CONFERENCE ON COLLEGE COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION (CCCC)
* CONSORTIUM FOR SCHOOL NETWORKING
* THE CONSORTIUM OF SOCIAL SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS (COSSA)
* THE CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA (CFA)
* THE CONSUMER PROJECT ON TECHNOLOGY (CPT)
* THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (EFF)
* THE ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER (EPIC)
* THE HOME RECORDING RIGHTS COALITION (HRRC)
* INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
* THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (MLA)
* THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
* THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS)
* THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE)
* THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NEA)
* THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE (NHA)
* THE NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE (NINCH)
* THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION (NSBA)
* THE NATIONAL WRITERS UNION (NWU)
* SOCIETY FOR CINEMA STUDIES
* THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS (SAA)
* THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION (SLA)
* THE UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE (USCC)
* THE UNITED STATES DISTANCE LEARNING ASSOCIATION(USDLA)
* THE VISUAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (VRA)
It's useful for anyone studying copyright issues to examine discussion of the public domain. Those works not protected by exclusive copyright are in the public domain. In other words, they are available for copying without permission from the creator. This happens if the author explicitly offers works for the public domain or when copyright expires.
I found a link to this site from the Union College page on copyright, and it looks like it has a wealth of links to scholarship, projects and events.
My favorite pointer at the moment: Jerome H. Reichman (with Keith E. Maskus), The Globalization of Private Knowledge Goods and the Privatization of Global Public Goods
Duke University Law School
Center for the Study of the Public Domain
http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/articles/reichman.pdf
The CDT has a section on digital copyright that will be worth checking occasionally. A look through the Board of Directors reveals a list of highly respected industry and academic representatives. The Center attempts to create a balanced voice for thoughtful discourse on digital rights management
It's a good site to watch for digital copyright legislation
The Digital Copyright page is:
http://www.cdt.org/copyright/