California Assembly Bill 2115 calls for the creation of Electronic Materials Site Licenses, which requires a publisher or manufacturer of electronic materials to provide a site license to the purchasing school or district to reproduce up to 10% of the materials to replace lost or damaged materials. AB 2115 passed the Assembly Floor 74-6 on May 31, 2006, and in July, was awaiting assignment in the Senate Rules Committee.

This legislation is a great step forward for mobile PC users. Kudos to the California State Board of Education for forward thinking by recommending this legislation.

I don't know what happened next. Can anyone tell us what happened to this legislation?


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