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Advocacy and Public Policy Update, January 2019, Released by ARL
The latest Advocacy and Public Policy Update (PDF), by Prudence S. Adler and Krista L. Cox of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), covers key issues of interest to the research...
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The Implications of the ReDigi Decision for Libraries
*Guest blog post by Jonathan Band, Counsel to the Library Copyright Alliance, which consists of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research...
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Impression Products v. Lexmark International
On May 30, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Impression Products v. Lexmark International, a case involving patent exhaustion. By an 7-1 margin, the Court...
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LCA Files Amicus Brief: Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc. in Support of Reversal
On February 14, 2017, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of reversal in the Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc. case being heard...
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USPTO White Paper on Remixes, First Sale, and Statutory Damages
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* Today the Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force today released its White Paper on Remixes, First Sale, and Statutory Damages. (This follows on...
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Issue Brief: Analysis of the Final Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Text on Intellectual Property: Mixed Results
On October 5, 2015, the 12 trade ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiating parties (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the...
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ICYMI: CCIA Releases White Paper, Copyright Reform for a Digital Economy
On August 25, 2015, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) released its White Paper, Copyright Reform for a Digital Economy. The report notes that the House Judiciary Committee began...
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New Fair Use Cases for 2015: Rosen v. eBay and Fox v. DISH
It's Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, and addressing...
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An Open Letter to Stephen Colbert
On October 27, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) wrote an open letter to Stephen Colbert in regards to Mr. Colbert criticizing LCA's amicus brief filed for Kirtsaeng v. Wiley....
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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...