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LCA Members Join Associations in IFLA Letter Regarding TPPA
On July 4, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined a letter from IFLA regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations. Letter (PDF)
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Sixteen Organizations Join Letter Supporting Rapid Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
ARL, together with fifteen other organizations including library associations, blind and disability groups, authorized entities and non-profit advocacy organizations, joined a statement supporting rapid ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty. The...
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Joint Statement in Support of the US Ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty
On February 25, 2016, the Association of Research Libraries along with 14 other organizations circulated a statement of support for the prompt ratification by the United States of the Marrakesh Treaty...
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Canada’s Copyright Board Finds Most Educational Copying is Fair Dealing
*This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair...
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President Obama Sends Marrakesh Treaty to Senate for Ratification
On February 10, 2016, the Obama Administration sent the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled to the...
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Obama Administration Sends Marrakesh Treaty to Senate for Ratification
On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, the Obama Administration sent the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled to...
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Two More Countries Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty
At the most recent meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), two more countries deposited their instruments of ratification for the...
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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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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—October 2015
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues from mid-August to October 1, 2015 by Prudence S. Adler and Krista Cox. advocacy-and-policy-update-october2015.pdf
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—August 2015
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues from mid-June to mid-August 2015 by Prudence S. Adler and Krista Cox. advocacy-and-policy-update-august2015.pdf