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Two More Countries Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty
At the most recent meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), two more countries deposited their instruments of ratification for the...
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas (Fisher II)
On December 9, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case involving the University of Texas (UT) admissions...
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On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ARL Urges Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
Today, December 3, 2015 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the theme of "Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities." One concrete way for countries...
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D.C. Circuit Court to Hear Net Neutrality Arguments on December 4
On Friday, December 4, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in United States Telecom Ass'n v. Federal Communications Comm'n. The case comes to the...
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YouTube Announces It Will Defend Some Creators’ Fair Use Claims
YouTube recently announced that it will protect "some of the best examples of fair use on YouTube" by defending some creators in copyright litigation. Under this initiative, YouTube "indemnifies creators whose...
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Efforts by the Anne Frank Foundation to Prevent Anne Frank’s Diary from Entering Public Domain
Copyright term in several countries, including the United States and European Union, go far beyond international standards. The current term is set at the life of the author plus seventy...
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ARL and Higher Education Support Lingua Editors
On November 12, 2015, ARL, together with The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Council on Education (ACE), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the...
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ARL Disappointed in Senate’s Passage of Flawed Cybersecurity Bill
On October 27, 2015, the U.S. Senate voted 74-21 to pass the flawed Cyberinformation Sharing Act (CISA), a slightly modified version from the bill that passed the House of Representatives...
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New 1201 Rules on Exemptions to Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures Released
On October 27, 2015, the Library of Congress released its final rules for the current cycle of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) Section 1201 rulemaking, setting forth exemptions from the...
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Libraries Comment on Copyright Office Extended Collective Licensing Proposal
In June 2015, the Copyright Office released its report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization. When the report was released, ARL noted flaws with the report for both the orphan...