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Letter to Subcommittee on Communications and Technology re: Congressional Review Act and Net Neutrality (Feb. 16, 2011)
Letter from the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE asking representatives to oppose using the Congressional Review Act or any other legislation to overturn...
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Letter to Patrick Leahy re: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, S. 193 (Feb. 2, 2011)
Library association letter in support of the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, (S. 193). lt-leahypatriot-02feb11.pdf
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Letter to Justin Hughes re: WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions (July 21, 2010)
Comments on the WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/16/4). ltr-lca_wipo_tce_21jul10.pdf
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One Step Closer to Getting What You Pay For
photo courtesy of hern42 by CC license If you pay taxes, then you are contributing to the over $60 billion (with a “B”) the federal government spends annually to support...
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ARL, ALA, and ACRL Join Other Nonprofits in Letter Expressing Concern over Leaked ACLA Text
Letter to Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, concerning ACTA. Letter (PDF)
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Letter to Ron Kirk re: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Negotiations (Mar. 22, 2010)
Letter to Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, concerning ACTA. lt-kirk-acta-leak-22mar10.pdf
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In the Matter of Preserving the Open Internet Broadband Industry Practices
Comments of the Association of Research Libraries, EDUCAUSE, Internet2, NYSERNet, and ACUTA in support of rulemaking to preserve the openness of the Internet. comments-open-internet-broadband14jan10.pdf
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LCA Outlines Concerns with the Leaked Internet Chapter of ACTA
Analysis of the U.S. proposal for an Internet chapter in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which was leaked to the press and widely disseminated on the Internet. acta-leak-24mar10.pdf
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Library Associations Statement On The USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009
On October 20, 2009, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Representatives Jerrold R. Nadler (D-NY) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R.3845)....