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ARL Joins New Re:Create Coalition to Promote Balanced Copyright
*Cross-posted from ARL News* Today, April 28, 2015, ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organizations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright...
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ARL Joins New Re:Create Coalition to Promote Balanced Copyright
Today, April 28, 2015, ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organizations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright policy. A balanced copyright...
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Canada’s Budget Proposes Extension of Copyright Term for Sound Recordings, Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
On April 21, 2015, Canada released its 500-page budget plan, which includes several references to intellectual property. Among its copyright proposals, Canada's Economic Action Plan 2015 proposes to amend the Copyright...
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Library Copyright Alliance Applauds Introduction of the Barriers to Innovation Act
On April 17, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the introduction of the Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015. The bill would address serious problems with the rulemaking process under...
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LCA Joins Letter to the International Trade Commission
On April 10, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) signed onto a letter to the US International Trade Commission urging the Commission to reconsider its position of authority on pure...
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Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works
Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the U.S. Government from...
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LCA Applauds Re-Introduction of the Unlocking Technology Act
On March 24, 2015, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) re-introduced the bipartisan Unlocking Technology Act, a bill that would permanently...
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Recent Developments on UN Special Rapporteurs: copyright policy; privacy in the digital age
There have been two recent developments regarding UN Special Rapporteurs in the last month relevant to issues of copyright and privacy. First, UN Special Rapporteur in the filed of cultural...
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Library Copyright Alliance Applauds Re-Inroduction of the Unlocking Technology Act
On March 20, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the re-introduction of the bipartisan Unlocking Technology Act on March 24, 2015. This bill would permanently allow consumers to unlock...
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Coalition Opposes Fast Track Authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
On Monday, March 23, 2015, 20 organizations, including the American Library Association, the Association of College & Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, sent a letter to Congress...