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Issue Brief: Orphan Works
issue-brief-orphan-works-2006.pdf
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S. 2237: To amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, to authorize civil copyright enforcement by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
Text of the proposed legislation. s2237-piracy.pdf
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Letter to Deborah Platt Majoras re: In the Matter of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights (Aug. 1, 2007)
Letter from library associations in support of the the request for investigation and complaint for injunctive relief filed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in the matter of...
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Mandatory Public Access to Federally Funded Research Does Not Violate Copyright Obligations
Statement from ARL, SPARC, and ALA refuting the argument of several publishers of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) journals who argued that proposed legislative changes to the NIH Public Access...
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Library Preservation: Changes Incorporated in H.R. 2281, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (PL 105-304)
Addresses changes to Section 108 of the Copyright Act due to passage of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. dmca-section108-changes.pdf
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Author Rights Resources
Bibliography of author rights resources compiled by ARL and SPARC. author-rights-resources-jun07.pdf
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Supplemental Comments of the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries and the Special Libraries Association on the Second Draft Consolidated Texts of the Free Trade Area of the America
Supplemental comments in response to the notice and request for public comments on the Second Draft Consolidated Texts of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement (FTAA), December 27,...
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Issues in Scholarly Communication: Discussion Leader’s Guide: Author Rights II: Institutional Strategies for Enhancing Rights Management
These guides are tools designed for library leaders to use for organizing a summer- or semester-long discussion series. Each guide offers a brief scoping statement, a suggested reading or resource...
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Issues in Scholarly Communication: Discussion Leader’s Guide: Author Rights: An Introductory Discussion
These guides are tools designed for library leaders to use for organizing a summer- or semester-long discussion series. Each guide offers a brief scoping statement, a suggested reading or resource...
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Amicus Brief in Support of Tasini
Brief Amici Curiae of ALA and ARL. tasiniamici.pdf