A very interesting piece in Ars Technica [2] about the Obama administration's comments to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) about mandating copyright exceptions. The article does a good job of explaining why this is potentially A Big Deal.
Links:
[1] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/services/faculty-graduate-students/copyright
[2] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/obama-admin-mandated-exemptions-can-strengthen-copyright.ars
[3] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/related-pages/academic-liaison-services-0
[4] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/related-pages/copyright-0