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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00224A000100460010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: MISC

O(7C H/o1Slease 2001/08/24 :CIA-RDP59-00224A000100460010-4
Under present court rulings, liability of government employees for isirinetEi~-:iii
of copyright appears to be an individual liability and not one for whick the
government may be sued under the Tort Claims Act or otherwise. TCiis i~
true, even though the material taken was for official use and on the order of
a superior. (This is contrary to the situation existing in the field of':~ater~ts).
In past years we have discussed this problem with various components wi1.hin
the Agency, both in connection with the reproduction of copyright material
for Agency use, and the taking of copyright material for use in cland~ Stine
operations where government interest or use cannot be shown, and tt e
permission of the copyright owner cannot be requested. The attached bill.
has now been introduced in Congress, and while no action on it is ex~yectetii
at this session, I would appreciate having an early expression of your views
on this matter so that we may consider the advisability of establishing an
Agency position which could be communicated to the Bureau of the Bt.dget
with a request for Administration support of this or similar legislatkon.
DDI: I have sent a copy of this bill to AD~OO as Mr. Carey has, in the
past, discussed with us the very real problem in this field which he
has in connection with ~ STATSPEC
DDS: This bill will be of particular interest to the Reproduction peo~ie,
as well as to Office of Training which makes heavy use of copr~rightecl
material.
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