Comments Submitted Pursuant to Request for Comments Regarding “Mass Digitization Pilot Program,”

The pilot program builds on the Copyright Office’s comprehensive report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization. With regard to mass digitalization, the Office concluded that the addition of extended collective licensing (“ECL”) in U.S. law would facilitate access to digital collections of books, photographs, and other materials for nonprofit purposes. Thus, the pilot program would allow those seeking to engage in mass digitization projects to obtain licenses on specific terms and allow the U.S. community to gain ECL experience. With that as background, AIPLA offers the following comments.