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Copyright Week!
Today is the start of Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the...
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End of the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Saga, A Victory for Fair Use
For the past several years, the HathiTrust and five of its member universities have been engaged in litigation after being sued by the Authors Guild. On January 6, 2015, the...
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ARL Joins Letter to TPP Trade Ministers Asking for Release of Negotiating Texts
On Thursday, December 11, 2014, ARL joined a diverse coalition of forty-eight organizations and individuals in submitting a letter to the trade ministers of the twelve countries involved in the negotiations...
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Best Practices for Orphan Works and Relationship to ARL’s Code of Best Practices
The Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSi) recently released its Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Collections Containing Orphan Works for Libraries, Archives, and Other Memory Institutions....
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ARL Joins Amicus Brief in Garcia v. Google Copyright Case
On Tuesday, November 25, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), along with the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and other technology and free speech organizations, joined...
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Misconceptions About GSU Electronic Reserves, Coursepacks and the Media Neutrality Doctrine
In recent testimony (both written and oral) at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Hearing on Copyright Issues in Education and for the Visually Impaired,...
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USA FREEDOM Act Fails to Advance in Senate
Cross-posted from ARL News ARL is disappointed that the US Senate failed to advance the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685), a bill that would have provided meaningful reform to current...
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LCA Statement for House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Education and Visually Impaired
Today, November 19, 2014, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet will continue its copyright review with a hearing on “Copyright Issues in Education and for...
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Senate to Vote on Future of USA FREEDOM Act
Today, November 18, 2014, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a cloture motion by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on the USA FREEDOM Act (S.2685), determining whether the...
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Senate Majority Leader Reid Moves USA FREEDOM Act One Step Closer
On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed a motion for cloture on the USA FREEDOM Act, bringing the legislation one step closer to passage. Senator...