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Libraries, Civil Society Push Back on NDAA Copyright Amendment Based on Pro Codes Act
In a letter, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and other library and civil society organizations asked the US House of Representatives Rules Committee to reject amendment 1082 to the...
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No One Can Own the Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing a Bill to Extend Copyright to It?
This week, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), to the...
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ARL to Congress: No One Can Own the Law
During today’s US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee markup of the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)...
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March 2024
ARL Public Policy Briefing (March 2024) This issue includes: Access to Government Information ARL Endorses Bill to Reform Preservation of Federal Records Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing ARL Pushes Back...
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The Real Truth about the “Pro Codes” Act
The Copyright Alliance has distributed a document entitled The Truth about the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631/S. 835). This is a response to the false assertions made in that document....
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Institute for College Access & Success Letter on #DoublePell
On March 22, 2023, ARL joined the Institute for College Access & Success and higher education associations in calling on House and Senate appropriators in Congress to raise the maximum...
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Coalition for National Science Funding Letter in Support of National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding
On March 15, 2023, ARL joined the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) in asking members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science to appropriate...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter in Support of Young Undocumented Immigrants
On November 17, 2022, ARL joined 64 higher education organizations in urging Congress to pass legislation to provide permanent protection for young, undocumented people who were brought to the US...
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US Copyright Claims Board to Begin Proceedings This Month; ARL CASE Act Toolkit Provides Guidance to Research Libraries
On Thursday, June 16, the US Copyright Claims Board (CCB) will begin accepting claims for alleged copyright infringement cases valued at $30,000 or less. ARL has released a CASE Act...
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Coalition for International Education Letter in Support of US Department of Education International and Foreign Language Education Programs
On May 25, 2022 ARL joined higher education associations in endorsing bipartisan letters from members of Congress recommending $161.1 million in funding for International Education and Foreign Language Studies, including...