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Assessing the DMCA’s Notice-and-Takedown Regime
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* There is an escalating war of words between supporters and detractors of the notice-and-takedown regime of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The content...
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ARL Celebrates 20th Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty to Improve Global Access to Publications for Print-Disabled Users
Today, June 30, 2016, Canada acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, becoming the 20th...
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Library Copyright Alliance Opposes Reform of US Copyright Act Section 108
The US Copyright Office released a Notice of Inquiry on June 7, 2016, calling for meetings with stakeholders to discuss possible reform of Section 108 of the Copyright Act—exemptions for...
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LCA Releases Statement on the Copyright Office’s NOI Concerning Section 108 of the Copyright Act
The Copyright Office in its June 7, 2016, notice of inquiry states that is seeking “to finalize its legislative recommendation” concerning a “re-drafting” of Section 108. LCA continues to oppose any...
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California Assembly Aiming to Copyright All State & Local Government Works
*Guest post by Caile Morris, ARL Law & Policy Fellow* On March 15, 2016, the California Assembly amended a Bill, AB-2880, dealing with state intellectual property. Introduced by Assemblyman Mark...
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Captioning and Copyright Law—Tensions and Work-arounds in the Current Legal Landscape
Video captioning for the deaf or hard of hearing has become more common since the turn of the century. The copyright owners of some of this video programming are taking...
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LCA Submits Comments on Section 1201 to the Copyright Office
*This post is written by Caile Morris, ARL Law and Policy Fellow* The Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry on December 29, 2015, announcing a public study to “assess the...
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District Court Reaffirms Fair Use in Georgia State University E-Reserves Case
On March 31, 2016, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion (PDF) on remand in Cambridge University Press v. Becker, the case in which...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—March 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from December 22, 2015 to March 31, 2016...
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To Kill A Mass Market Paperback and Access to Knowledge
Just weeks after Harper Lee's death on February 19, 2016, a notice was issued that the mass-market version of the classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird would no longer be authorized...