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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017 to Be Celebrated February 20–24
Mark your calendars! Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017—a community celebration coordinated by the Association of Research Libraries—will take place Monday–Friday, February 20–24. You can participate on a single day during...
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ICYMI: Maria Pallante Removed as Register of Copyrights
On Friday, October 21, 2016, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the removal of Maria Pallante as Register of Copyrights. Hayden appointed Maria Pallante as Senior Advisor for Digital Strategy...
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USPTO Hosts Unbalanced Global Intellectual Property Academy Copyright Seminar
Several weeks ago, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted a copyright seminar at its Global Intellectual Property Academy for two dozen intellectual property officials primarily from countries...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—September 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from July 15, 2016 through September 26, 2016...
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ICYMI: Library Copyright Alliance Files Comments Regarding Mandatory Deposit
On August 18, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a response to the Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry regarding mandatory deposit of online-only books and sound recordings. LCA's comments...
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LCA Submits Comments on Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings Available Only Online
On August 18, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office regarding the "Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings Available Only Online." Read...
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A New Approach to Copyright Exceptions and Limitations
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* Any discussion with policymakers or rightsholders concerning the possible adoption of new copyright exceptions and limitations invariably centers on how to make sure that...
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Why is the Copyright Office Trying to Reform Section 108?
On July 26, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) met with the Copyright Office, in response to the Office’s Notice of Inquiry, to give our views on Section 108—namely, LCA’s opposition...
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Moving from SSRN to SocArXiv
In May, Elsevier acquired SSRN, an open access repository heavily used in fields of law, economics and other social sciences. A number of great articles raising serious concerns about this...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—July 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from April 1, 2016 through July 14, 2016...