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District Court Releases Order Upholding Fair Use of West Publishing and Reed Elsevier in White v. West Publishing
On July 3, 2014, the District Court for the Southern District of New York issued its memorandum and order in White v. West Publishing following its grant of summary judgment...
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Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Decision (June 2014)
On June 10, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court decision in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust in favor of HathiTrust Digital Library. agvhathitrust-decision-jun2014.pdf
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LCA Files Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. Appeal
On July 8, 2014, the Library Copyright Association filed an amicus brief for Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. amicus-GoogleBooksAppeal-final-8jul2014.pdf
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What Does the HathiTrust Decision Mean for Libraries?
On July 7, 2014, Jonathan Band distributed an article outlining what the HathiTrust decision means for libraries. Article (PDF)
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WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions Meeting This Week
This week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will meet from June 30-July 4. The agenda for this session of SCCR includes...
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LCA Updates Google Books Family Tree after Second Circuit rules HathiTrust Fair Use
On June 17, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) updated its Google Books Family Tree after the Second Circuit ruled HathiTrust fair use. Diagram (PDF)
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Libraries Applaud Landmark Copyright Ruling Affirming Fair Use
The Library Copyright Alliance is extremely pleased with today’s decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, finding in favor of fair...
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Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On June 10, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court decision in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust in favor of HathiTrust Digital Library’s (HDL) motions...
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Libraries Applaud Landmark Copyright Ruling Affirming Fair Use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On June 10, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the landmark copyright ruling affirming fair use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust. Press Release (PDF)
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NYPL Represents Libraries at House Judiciary Subcommittee Copyright Hearing
Today, June 2, 2014, Greg Cram, associate director of copyright and information policy at the New York Public Library (NYPL), testified on the importance of the first sale doctrine to...