Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995 (1996)

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430 access, public outreach, funding, and preservation partnerships among studios, filmmakers and archives. The recommendations reflect the collective agreements hammered out by each group. Some difficult points, of course, remain to be resolved but the parties have listened to each others' arguments and looked for common ground. It is useful to describe how the task forces worked. With members scattered across the country, the groups exchanged ideas largely by conference call and collaborative papers. (Four of the more polished documents are included as part of this publication.) The task forces met face-to-face in late May and reached consensus on the issues discussed over the previous four months. In June each task force reviewed its final recommendations. A Board member chairing each group served throughout the process as the communication link with the National Film Preservation Board. In July 1994, the Librarian met with the Board to discuss and refine the final written plan. The overall process was coordinated by two outside consultants, who assembled the recommendations of the five groups into the following document. 1. Public Law 102-307 (June 26, 1992), Title II, Sec. 203; codified as 2U.S.C. 179. 2. "Public archive" is used here, as in Film Preservation 1993, for any public or nonprofit repository— library, museum, historical society, university collection— committed to the preservation of film. 3. Film Preservation 1993: A Study of the Current Stale of American Film Preservation is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (phone number: 202-783-3238; order number: 030-000-00251-2). The July 1994 price is $47. Redefining Film Preservation