Acknowledgment of Reviewers

     This report was reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council's (NRC's) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the NRC in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The contents of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report:

Stephen Berry, University of Chicago,

Lewis M. Branscomb, Harvard University,

Julie E. Cohen, Georgetown University Law Center,

Charles Ellis, John Wiley & Sons,

Edward W. Felten, Princeton University,

Laura Gasaway, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,

Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia University School of Law,

Stuart Haber, InterTrust,

Trotter I. Hardy, College of William and Mary Law School,

Peter F. Harter, EMusic.com Inc.,

Michael Hawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

James Horning, InterTrust,

Mitchell D. Kapor, Kapor Enterprises Inc.,

Kenneth H. Keller, University of Minnesota,

Eileen Kent, Consultant,

Andrew Lippman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Deanna Marcum, Council on Library and Information Resources,

Michael Moradzadeh, Intel Corporation,

Andrew Odlyzko, AT&T Labs-Research,

Ann Okerson, Yale University,

Harlan Onsrud, University of Maine,

Bruce Owen, Economists Inc.,

Anthony Stonefield, Global Music One,

Morris Tanenbaum, AT&T (Ret.),

Hal Varian, University of California, Berkeley,

Frederick W. Weingarten, American Library Association,

Richard Weisgrau, American Society of Media Photographers,

Steven Wildman, Northwestern University, and

Kurt Wimmer, Covington & Burling.

     Although the individuals listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the study committee and the NRC.