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LCA Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
On July 3, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of Supap Kirtsaeng and the right of the First Sale doctrine. Amicus Brief...
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What does the GSU decision mean for the #librarianscode?
We’ve just added the following set of questions and answers to our FAQ for librarians, which is part of the rich package of resource pages that we’re maintaining to support...
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Georgia State University (GSU) Fair Use Decision Recap and Implications: Memo to ARL Library Directors
This memo summarizes the key rulings in the Georgia State University (GSU) lawsuit concerning the use of electronic course reserves and discusses some possible consequences for libraries generally. memo_gsudirectors_15may12.pdf
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Georgia State University (GSU) Fair Use Decision Recap and Implications: Issue Brief
On Friday, May 11, 2012, Judge Orinda Evans released her 350-page opinion in the copyright infringement lawsuit against Georgia State University. This issue brief summarizes the key rulings in the...
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Library Associations File Brief in Defense of Fair Use
Last Friday, the Association of Research Libraries, the American Library Association, and the Association of College and Research Libraries filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair...
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LCA Files Amicus Brief in Author’s Guild vs. HathiTrust
On April 20, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair use rights of libraries. The libraries' brief was...
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Golan v. Holder Decision Summary
On January 13, 2012, the Supreme Court by a 6-2 vote affirmed the Tenth Circuit decision in Golan v. Holder. The case concerned the constitutionality of the Uruguay Round Agreements...
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In the Matter of Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies: Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association
Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association. noi1201comments05.pdf
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About those orphans
In the days since they filed a wide-ranging lawsuit against research libraries over their collaboration with Google and the nascent Orphan Works Project, the Authors Guild has dropped several clever...
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Library Copyright Alliance Statement re: Authors Guild et al. v. Hathi Trust et al.
We are deeply disappointed by the Authors Guild’s decision to file a lawsuit, Authors Guild, Inc. et al. v. Hathitrust et al., against HathiTrust and its research library partners. The...