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Association of Research Libraries Impact Report
This infographic highlights the Association of Research Libraries's 2015 transformations and impact in higher education and society. View the report: 2015_impact_report_final.pdf
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YouTube Announces It Will Defend Some Creators’ Fair Use Claims
YouTube recently announced that it will protect "some of the best examples of fair use on YouTube" by defending some creators in copyright litigation. Under this initiative, YouTube "indemnifies creators whose...
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LCA Pleased Librarian of Congress Expands Film Clip Exemption
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) welcomed the decision issued by the Librarian of Congress to broaden the exemption for the use of film clip excerpts, including extending the exemption permitting...
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New 1201 Rules on Exemptions to Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures Released
On October 27, 2015, the Library of Congress released its final rules for the current cycle of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) Section 1201 rulemaking, setting forth exemptions from the...
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New Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1201 Rules Released
On October 27, 2015, the Library of Congress released its final rules for the current three-year cycle of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) Section 1201 rulemaking. The updated rules...
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Google Books Project Ruled Fair Use by US Appeals Court—ARL Releases Issue Brief
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously ruled on Friday, October 16, 2015, in Authors Guild v. Google—also known as the “Google Books” case—that Google’s mass scanning...
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Issue Brief: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Fair Use in Google Books Case
On October 16, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the lower court's fair use decision in Author's Guild v. Google, also known as the...
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Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use in Google Books Case
*This blog post is now available in a PDF version as an issue brief here* On October 16, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed...
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Libraries Laud Appeals Court Affirmation That Mass Book Digitization by Google Is ‘Fair Use’
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today ruled in Authors Guild v. Google that Google's mass digital indexing of books for use in creating a searchable online...
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Issue Brief: Analysis of the Final Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Text on Intellectual Property: Mixed Results
On October 5, 2015, the 12 trade ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiating parties (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the...