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Libraries, Civil Society Push Back on NDAA Copyright Amendment Based on Pro Codes Act
In a letter, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and other library and civil society organizations asked the US House of Representatives Rules Committee to reject amendment 1082 to the...
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Letter Opposing Amendment 1082 in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
On June 10, 2024, ARL signed on to a letter opposing amendment 1082 in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would extend copyright protection to standards that are incorporated...
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No One Can Own the Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing a Bill to Extend Copyright to It?
This week, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), to the...
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Protecting AI Usage and Training Rights: Three Ideas for Congress
This week I had the opportunity to participate as a panelist in the Public Knowledge (PK) briefing for congressional staffers, called “The Big Picture on AI & IP: Research, Openness,...
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ARL to Congress: No One Can Own the Law
During today’s US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee markup of the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)...
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March 2024
ARL Public Policy Briefing (March 2024) This issue includes: Access to Government Information ARL Endorses Bill to Reform Preservation of Federal Records Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing ARL Pushes Back...
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The Real Truth about the “Pro Codes” Act
The Copyright Alliance has distributed a document entitled The Truth about the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631/S. 835). This is a response to the false assertions made in that document....
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No Frauds, No Fakes…No Fair Use?
Artificial intelligence has the potential to serve as a powerful tool for libraries and other memory institutions. During a recent hearing of the US Senate Rules Committee, Librarian of Congress...
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Find Yourself in Copyright: A Fair Use Week Webinar with the US Copyright Office
To kick off the 11th annual Fair Use Week, ARL was delighted to host a webinar featuring George Thuronyi, deputy director of the Office of Public Information and Education (PIE)...
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February 2024
ARL Public Policy Briefing (February 2024) This issue includes: Accessibility ARL/CARL Task Force Releases Final Report on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Appropriations CARL Recommends Funding for Library Priorities to Federal Government...