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Celebrate Public Domain Day: View, Use 1923 Works from ARL Libraries, Archives
A rich, robust public domain provides the building blocks of creation and culture. Works in the public domain are free to use without permission and can be reproduced, distributed, performed,...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2019 to Be Celebrated February 25–March 1
Mark your calendars! Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2019—an annual international celebration of these important copyright doctrines—will take place Monday–Friday, February 25–March 1. You can participate on a single day during...
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Call for New Public Domain Works from ARL Members: Contribute to Web Resource Celebrating Public Domain Day
A rich, robust public domain provides the building blocks of creation and culture. Works in the public domain are free to use without permission and can be reproduced, distributed, performed,...
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Public Domain Day
A rich, robust public domain provides the building blocks of creation and culture. Works in the public domain are free to use without permission and can be reproduced, distributed, performed,...
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Eleventh Circuit Reverses and Remands Georgia State E-Reserves Case (Again)
The long saga of the Georgia State University (GSU) e-reserves case continues as the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling which had found that...
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Eleventh Circuit Finds Georgia’s Annotated State Laws Not Copyrightable
On Friday, October 19, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that Georgia’s annotated laws are not protected by copyright, reversing the district court. In Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org,...
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What’s In (and Out) of the IP Chapter of the United States, Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement
Yesterday, Canada announced—just in time for the self-imposed deadline by the negotiating parties of September 30— that it would join the trade agreement with the United States and Mexico. This...
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ARL Celebrates US House Passage of Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, Urges Administration to Complete Implementation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) celebrates today’s passage of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act by the US House of Representatives. Earlier this year, the US Senate unanimously ratified the...
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Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States
18th-19th Centuries | 20th-21st Centuries | Bibliography and Resources The history of American copyright law originated with the introduction of the printing press to England in the late fifteenth century....
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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation provides clear guidance on the legality of archiving legacy software to ensure continued access to digital files of all...
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