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Motion by US Department of Justice to Extend Time in Which to File Amicus Brief in Cambridge University Press v. Mark Becker
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is evaluating whether to participate in the appeal of the case Cambridge University Press v. Mark Becker as amicus curiae. The case concerns the use...
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First Sale: The Public View & Fast Facts for Libraries
Two organizations in which ARL partners recently released informational resources about the first-sale doctrine and the Supreme Court case Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons: The Public View: Two-Minute “Person on...
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First Sale Fast Facts for Libraries
On January 18, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) published a one-page FAQ for libraries on the First Sale doctrine and how it relates to the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case....
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LCA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Defendent—Appellant and Reversal in Authors Guild v. Google
On November 16, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant-appellant and reversal in the Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., case being...
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Lessons From the Siege
At last year’s Fall Membership Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries here in Washington, D.C., the refrain was, “libraries are under siege.” Copyright litigation against libraries was proceeding on...
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Judge Baer channels #librarianscode
In what can only be described as a total victory for libraries, Judge Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York held in an opinion published yesterday that the...
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LCA Comments on Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Decision
On October 10, 2012, Judge Harold Baer put forth a decision that the HathiTrust Digital Library's (HDL) use of digitized works is a fair use permitted under the Copyright Act....
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Publishers Appeal District Court’s GSU E-reserves Decision
Yesterday the publisher plaintiffs (SAGE, Oxford U Press, and Cambridge U Press) announced that they would appeal the district court’s decision of the GSU electronic reserves case. It looks like...
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ARL Joins ALA, ACRL, and EFF in Amicus Brief Supporting Google Book Search
On August 1, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined EFF in an amicus brief in support of the Google Book Search settlement. Amicus Brief (PDF)
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LCA and EFF Submit Second Amicus in Author’s Guild v. HathiTrust
On July 6, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed an amicus brief to reassert its position in defending the fair...