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It’s #OAWeek
Open Access Week 2015 is in full swing! Here's a list of events happening this week worldwide. Just a couple quick points of note. First, Congress continues to consider S. 779,...
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Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use in Google Books Case
*This blog post is now available in a PDF version as an issue brief here* On October 16, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed...
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Analysis of the Final TPP (Leaked) Text on Intellectual Property: Mixed Results
*This post is also available as an issue brief here* On October 5, 2015, the twelve trade ministers of the TPP negotiating parties (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,...
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TPP Trade Ministers Announce Agreement
On October 5, 2015, the twelve trade ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement announced that an agreement had been reached after five years of negotiations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is...
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Re:create Coalition Opposes Creation of Copyright Office as an Independent Agency
On September 30, 2015, the Re:Create Coalition released a letter supporting modernization of the Copyright Office while opposing the establishment of the Copyright Office as an independent agency (as suggested...
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Court Finds Warner Does Not Hold Rights to “Happy Birthday” Song
In the Marya v. Warner/Chappel Music dispute over the copyright status of the song "Happy Birthday," the District Court for the Central District of California found in its September 22, 2015 opinion that...
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Libraries File Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
On September 21, 2015, ARL joined the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in filing an amicus brief in the...
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Constitution Day: The U.S. Constitution and Copyright Balance
Happy Constitution Day! September 17th commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Among its many clauses, the Framers of the Constitution provided for an intellectual property clause in...
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Save the Date! Fair Use Week 2016: February 22-26, 2016
Save the date! The annual Fair Use Week, a celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing, will take place from February 22-26, 2016. What is Fair...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on ECPA Reform
Today, September 16, 2015, the Senate Judiciary Committee will host a hearing on "Reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act." The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was passed in 1986 and...