The House Commerce Committee has approved legislation that would update U.S. copyright laws for digital works, while maintaining "fair use" provisions for libraries and educators. The "fair use" provision was tacked on at the last minute in an amendment sponsored by Rep. Scott Klug (R-Wisc.). The legislation had been previously approved, without the "fair use" clause, by the Senate and House Judiciary Committee, and the bill has now been sent to the House floor for a vote. The committee also approved an amendment that would allow cryptography researchers to crack anti-piracy safeguards as part of their work, and one allowing Internet users to disable such measures to prevent the collection of personal information. (Reuters 17 Jul 98)