Role of CONTU in computers and photocopying

The National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) is directed to evaluate the effects of the new copyright law with respect to new, developing technologies. Its two basic concerns are with the ends to which copyrighted materials are used in or via computers and the effects of ubiquitous copying machines. Four subcommittees deal with these areas — Software, Data Bases, New Works, and Photocopying, and CONTU has promulgated guidelines for interlibrary-loan photocopying (§ 108) developed in conjunction with author, publisher, and library groups.