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Network Neutrality in the Cross Hairs
*Jointly authored by Larra Clark, Krista Cox and Kara Malenfant* It is widely reported that network neutrality is one of the most endangered telecommunications policy gains of the past two...
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What Will Happen to the TPP Copyright Provisions?
Over the last several years, a group of countries, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States negotiated a comprehensive regional...
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ARL Joins Coalition Letter Raising Concerns Over Compelled Scanning of E-mails
On Tuesday, October 25, ARL joined a coalition of civil society groups raising concerns regarding recent reports that Yahoo! had been compelled under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to...
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ICYMI: Maria Pallante Removed as Register of Copyrights
On Friday, October 21, 2016, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the removal of Maria Pallante as Register of Copyrights. Hayden appointed Maria Pallante as Senior Advisor for Digital Strategy...
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USPTO Hosts Unbalanced Global Intellectual Property Academy Copyright Seminar
Several weeks ago, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted a copyright seminar at its Global Intellectual Property Academy for two dozen intellectual property officials primarily from countries...
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ARL Joins 33 Organizations Urging Congressional Oversight of Intelligence Activities
On September 13, 2016, ARL joined in a coalition letter of 33 organizations expressing concerns regarding congressional oversight of intelligence activities. The letter calls on Congress "to provide a meaningful...
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ICYMI: Library Copyright Alliance Files Comments Regarding Mandatory Deposit
On August 18, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a response to the Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry regarding mandatory deposit of online-only books and sound recordings. LCA's comments...
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A New Approach to Copyright Exceptions and Limitations
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* Any discussion with policymakers or rightsholders concerning the possible adoption of new copyright exceptions and limitations invariably centers on how to make sure that...
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Why is the Copyright Office Trying to Reform Section 108?
On July 26, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) met with the Copyright Office, in response to the Office’s Notice of Inquiry, to give our views on Section 108—namely, LCA’s opposition...
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Moving from SSRN to SocArXiv
In May, Elsevier acquired SSRN, an open access repository heavily used in fields of law, economics and other social sciences. A number of great articles raising serious concerns about this...