The reality is that it will help us to deal with our clients in a much better way. Particularly I want to make one point—and I'm not sure it's been discussed—with regard to those in our communities who are taking programming at a distance. I think those people will benefit by some of the provisions in this current bill.
Certainly our student colleagues have been extraordinarily articulate in suggesting the ways—and we agree with them entirely—in which there will be an enablement with regard to this.
You have to understand that the library world and librarians are extraordinarily respectful of copyright. We go out of our way to make sure the creating community and the publishing community are supported and enhanced.
This copyright debate has unfortunately put us in some kind of conflict with one another, when actually we are allies to a much bigger extent. Libraries make and organize product that is produced by the creator. We've done that since 1455, and we do it today.
