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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—June 2015
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues from mid-April to mid-June 2015 by Prudence S. Adler and Krista Cox. advocacy-and-policy-update-june2015.pdf
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ARL Joins Hague Declaration for Changes to Intellectual Property Law, Equal Access to Knowledge
More than 50 organizations around the world—including ARL—have signed the Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age, which calls for immediate changes to intellectual property (IP) law and...
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Library Copyright Alliance Expresses Concerns Over “Fast Track” Trade Promotion Authority
On February 5, 2015, ARL, together with ALA and ACRL, sent a letter to Senators Hatch (R-UT) and Wyden (D-VT) expressing concerns over "fast track" trade promotion authority. Under "fast...
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LCA Submits Letter to Senate Finance Committee Expressing Concerns Regarding “Fast Track” Trade Promotion Authority
On February 5, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a letter to the Senate Finance Committee uring Congress not to grant fast track authority with respect to portions of...
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Save the Date: Fair Use Week 2015 to Be Celebrated in February
Mark your calendars! Fair Use Week 2015—a community celebration of fair use coordinated by the Association of Research Libraries—will take place February 23–27. What is Fair Use Week? Each day...
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ICYMI: President Obama on IP
President Obama made the following comment on intellectual property during a town hall meeting in Los Angeles on October 9, 2014: "I think the basic concept is that you want...
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Infographic Shows How Libraries Are Champions for Academic Freedom and Balanced Copyright
Today, October 10, 2014, ARL released a new infographic that tells the story of how libraries are champions for academic freedom and balanced copyright policies. The infographic explains the threat...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Chapter 12 of Title 17
On September 16, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the HS House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on Chapter 12 of Title...
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Coalition Opposes Copyright Term Extension in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
On July 9, 2014, ARL joined 34 other organizations in sending a letter to ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating parties, expressing opposition to the copyright term of life...
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Library Associations Select Robert Oakley Scholarship Winner
On May 13, 2014, the American Library Association (ALA) awarded Carla Myers the 2014 Robert L. Oakley Memorial Scholarship. The Library Copyright Alliance—which consists of ALA, the Association of Research...