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Letter to Tracey L. Armstrong re: Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) underwriting litigation (Nov. 11, 2010)
Letter expressing ARL's disappointment with the decision by the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) to underwrite 50% of the plaintiffs' costs in the litigation by three publishers against Georgia State University....
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LCA Members Join Other Non-Profits in Vernor v. Autodesk Amicus Brief
On October 12, 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation and...
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Federal Court Narrows Georgia State E-reserves Case, Sides with GSU on Key Issues
In a preliminary decision issued late last week, federal district judge Orinda Evans in Georgia cleared up a host of key issues in a closely-watched copyright lawsuit. A trio of...
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Reminding the Fourth Circuit That Fair Use Protects the Historical Record
Can the owner of a copyrighted work use her rights to censor history? Courts applying fair use principles have typically held that she cannot. Nevertheless, a recent decision from the...
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LCA Members Join Other Non-Profits in Bouchat v. Ravens Amicus Brief
On September 17, 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), joined the International Documentary Association (IDA) and...
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Spanish Translation: LCA Submits Comments to WIPO Committee on Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions
A Spanish translation of LCA's 2010 submitted comments to the World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions. Comment (PDF)
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The Librarian of Congress Pops Digital Locks
Photo CC BY rebopper Yesterday the Librarian of Congress announced six classes of works that would be exempted from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) prohibition on breaking digital locks...
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LCA Applauds Librarian of Congress in Broadening Exceptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
On July 27, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the decision issued by the Librarian of Congress to significantly broaden the exemption for the creation of film clip compilations...
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LCA and Other Groups Join Electronic Frontier Foundation to File Amicus Brief in UMG v. Veoh
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined a coalition of public interest and technology groups in an amicus curie or “friend of the court” brief written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
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LCA Applauds Librarian of Congress in Broadening Exceptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauds yesterday’s decision issued by the Librarian of Congress to significantly broaden the exemption for the creation of film clip compilations for classroom and educational...