I think this is a brilliant idea for the Library of Congress. The access that the American people can gain to documents and books and other forms of media is amazing. Not everyone would normally have the chance to see these things and now they will. It can help in schools and teaching students and in business. I think the good that will come from the availability of these resources will outweigh the issues that may arise through copyright laws.

The issue of putting books, movies, and music on the internet is a tricky one for me. Part of me doesn't want us as a culture to lose our respect for original material or to ever get rid of physical books, records, etc. Another part of me loves the ease of access that Google Books and iTunes provides. I think putting national literary, musical, or film treasures online is a good idea since I know the Library of Congress will keep the originals in tact.

I think that things like this becoming available online is a great idea. As long as it is not infringing any rights or copyrights, I think it is an excellent way to make things accessible to everyone. Since these books would be in a library anyway, they would be open to the public, but limited to the people who had access to get there. By being online, everyone can access these books without physical barriers.

I have to agree with Audra, I believe it is a good thing that these resources are becoming available online. The more that we have available for easy access online, the less likely we are to become thrown off by false information on the web. Unfortunately, we have become a society that wants that fastest answers, and the web gives us the perfect place to find those answers. Anyone can post anything on the web though, thus there is a lot of junk floating around.

I think that making those materials available on websites like YouTube and iTunes is a very smart idea, as long as that is all that is being done. If they start to try and limit what is being put online, that gets into controlled media. I like that they are making these materials available, as long as they are not abusing this power, and only putting things that will skew our thoughts, if you get where I'm going at all with that?

Being able to view all these other forms of media makes it increasingly more accessible to everyone. I think it is a great idea. Hopefully this will help aid in the education of art in various ways.

The iLOC ought to enable free and non-DRM access to all LOC recordings, in accord with government policy regarding government owned (other) media.